text string | url string | crawl_date string | label int64 | id string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford vs. Sacred Heart Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - NCAA Tournament First Round
Published: Mar. 16, 2023 at 10:41 AM CDT|Updated: 3 hours ago
Friday's contest at Maples Pavilion has the Stanford Cardinal (28-5) taking on the Sacred Heart Pioneers (19-13) at 7:30 PM ET (on March 17). Our computer prediction projects a one-sided 82-46 win as our model heavily favors Stanford.
The Cardinal head into this matchup on the heels of a 69-65 loss to UCLA on Friday.
Stanford vs. Sacred Heart Game Info
- When: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, California
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN2
Use this link to get a free trial of fuboTV, where you can watch college hoops and other live sports without cable!
Stanford vs. Sacred Heart Score Prediction
- Prediction: Stanford 82, Sacred Heart 46
Stanford Schedule Analysis
- The Cardinal took down the No. 8 Utah Utes in a 74-62 win on January 20, which was their signature victory of the season.
- The Cardinal have the third-most Quadrant 1 victories in the nation (13).
- When facing Quadrant 2 teams, Stanford is 7-0 (1.000%) -- tied for the 13th-most victories.
Stanford 2022-23 Best Wins
- 74-62 at home over Utah (No. 8/AP Poll) on January 20
- 72-59 at home over Creighton (No. 14) on December 20
- 77-70 at home over Tennessee (No. 24/AP Poll) on December 18
- 72-59 on the road over UCLA (No. 14/AP Poll) on January 13
- 71-66 at home over UCLA (No. 14/AP Poll) on February 20
Sacred Heart Schedule Analysis
- When the Pioneers took down the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, who are ranked No. 134 in our computer rankings, on March 12 by a score of 72-60, it was their best victory of the season thus far.
- When facing Quadrant 4 teams, Sacred Heart is 15-9 (.625%) -- tied for the 21st-most victories, but also tied for the 44th-most losses.
Sacred Heart 2022-23 Best Wins
- 72-60 on the road over Fairleigh Dickinson (No. 134) on March 12
- 70-67 on the road over Fairleigh Dickinson (No. 134) on February 16
- 71-62 at home over Fairleigh Dickinson (No. 134) on January 21
- 57-47 over Southern (No. 219) on March 15
- 69-58 on the road over Fairfield (No. 252) on December 11
Watch college hoops all season on all your devices without cable with a seven-day free trial on fuboTV!
Stanford Performance Insights
- The Cardinal have a +589 scoring differential, topping opponents by 17.9 points per game. They're putting up 76.5 points per game to rank 23rd in college basketball and are allowing 58.6 per outing to rank 45th in college basketball.
- Stanford's offense has been worse in Pac-12 action this year, posting 71.8 points per contest, compared to its season average of 76.5 PPG.
- The Cardinal are putting up 76.6 points per game at home. In road games, they are averaging 75.0 points per contest.
- Defensively Stanford has played worse at home this season, allowing 58.9 points per game, compared to 56.7 in away games.
- The Cardinal have been scoring 73.1 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that's a little lower than the 76.5 they've scored over the course of the 2022-23 season.
Sacred Heart Performance Insights
- The Pioneers have a +142 scoring differential, topping opponents by 4.4 points per game. They're putting up 62.7 points per game, 233rd in college basketball, and are allowing 58.3 per contest to rank 39th in college basketball.
- Sacred Heart has averaged 3.7 more points in NEC action (66.4) than overall (62.7).
- The Pioneers are putting up more points at home (64.0 per game) than on the road (63.3).
- Sacred Heart gives up 56.7 points per game at home, and 60.8 on the road.
- The Pioneers are posting 64.1 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 1.4 more than their average for the season (62.7).
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | https://www.ktre.com/sports/betting/2023/03/17/stanford-sacred-heart-womens-college-basketball-picks-predictions-ncaa-tournament-first-round/ | 2023-03-17 01:00:15 | 1 | https://www.ktre.com/sports/betting/2023/03/17/stanford-sacred-heart-womens-college-basketball-picks-predictions-ncaa-tournament-first-round/ |
Through Sept. 19
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck fastest laps with points standing positions, percentage and total fastest laps:
Through Sept. 19
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck fastest laps with points standing positions, percentage and total fastest laps: | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/NASCAR-Gander-Outdoors-Truck-Fastest-Laps-17454694.php | 2022-09-20 19:27:41 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/NASCAR-Gander-Outdoors-Truck-Fastest-Laps-17454694.php |
Indiana man kills 2, holds 2 at gunpoint during home burglary, troopers say
AUBURN, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) - Troopers in Indiana have identified two people killed and two people arrested after an armed man confronted the four inside his home on Monday morning.
Indiana State Police tell WPTA that 36-year-old Rameica Lasharon Moore of Fort Wayne and 22-year-old Dylan Scott Morefield of Churubusco died in what investigators are calling a home burglary.
Multiple agencies responded to the home in DeKalb County to two suspected burglars being held at gunpoint. They also found the other two dead inside the home.
Troopers believe the homeowner, who was not identified, was confronted by four armed intruders and responded by producing his own weapon and firing.
Authorities arrested 42-year-old Tabitha L. Johnson and 42-year-old Shaun T. Kruse, both of Fort Wayne, on felony murder and burglary counts. Both are being held at the DeKalb County Jail.
People can be charged with murder in Indiana if a death occurs while they are committing a felony, even if they don’t directly take another life.
Troopers have not filed charges against the homeowner.
Copyright 2022 WPTA via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wistv.com/2022/05/16/indiana-man-kills-2-holds-2-gunpoint-during-home-burglary-troopers-say/ | 2022-05-16 21:44:54 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/05/16/indiana-man-kills-2-holds-2-gunpoint-during-home-burglary-troopers-say/ |
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – A mother and daughter are now published authors after creating a children’s book together.
“The book is about a friendship between my dad, her grandfather and a dog,” Christina Bahe explained. The book is called “Papa Bill and Oscar.” Mom Christina wrote the book, while daughter Camryn drew the pictures.
The book is for children, but it covers a big theme. Bill passes away in real life and the book is about Oscar the dog coping with that loss. The two said creating the book together was helpful in the healing process, and they hope other young people are able to learn something too.
“I think it was several months after my dad had passed away that you know we always talked about him and Oscar together and we always thought wouldn’t that make a great book for kids. Because as a teacher, there’s just not those great books that are done with animals or an easy way to talk about it in the classroom,” Christina Bahe explained. “And so that’s kind of where our idea came from.”
The book is available for purchase online at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.
The Bahes will be having a book signing on Dec. 4 at Barnes and Noble at Jordan Creek Mall from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. It will double as a fundraiser for Jordan Creek Elementary, where Christina Bahe is a teacher. | https://who13.com/news/metro-news/west-des-moines-mom-and-daughter-publish-childrens-book-about-loss/ | 2022-11-08 17:03:14 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/metro-news/west-des-moines-mom-and-daughter-publish-childrens-book-about-loss/ |
CLEVELAND, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) announced today that Chris Gorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Don Kimble, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 1:40 p.m. ET in New York City.
KeyCorp plans to review its performance, strategy, and outlook. The live audio webcast of the conference call and presentation materials will be available at www.key.com/ir. If you are unable to join the live conference call, or wish to hear a re-broadcast, access www.key.com/ir and select Events & Presentations.
KeyCorp's roots trace nearly 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $190.1 billion at September 30, 2022. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications, and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com. KeyBank is Member FDIC.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE KeyCorp | https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/11/15/keycorp-present-goldman-sachs-2022-us-financial-services-conference/ | 2022-11-15 22:02:36 | 0 | https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/11/15/keycorp-present-goldman-sachs-2022-us-financial-services-conference/ |
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP)The game ball presented to Latavius Murray in the locker room after a Broncos win last weekend meant a great deal.
In part, because the veteran running back can’t really recall receiving that sort of recognition. And also in part, because the reward gave him a chance to reflect for a moment.
Three months ago, the 32-year-old Murray was at home thinking his career may be done. He even started coaching at a local high school, an assignment that lasted all of one day before New Orleans brought him in. Denver later signed him off the Saints practice squad and he’s turned into the Broncos’ leading rusher this season. He’s coming off a 130-yard, one-touchdown performance against Arizona that earned him a coveted game ball.
”I’m able to appreciate that game and these accomplishments a little more. Just knowing the journey,” said Murray, who sat out practice Thursday (precautionary) as the Broncos prepare to play at the Los Angeles Rams on Christmas Day in a matchup of 4-10 teams. ”Just grateful for the opportunity.”
Murray thought for sure he would be back with Baltimore – or at least some team, anyway – in time for offseason conditioning last spring. At the latest, he figured, by training camp.
After all, in his final game with the Ravens last January, he rushed for 150 yards and a score against Pittsburgh.
But his phone didn’t ring.
”Just was kind of surprised, shocked,” said Murray, who was a sixth-round pick by the Raiders in 2013 following his career at Central Florida. ”There’s a lot of doubt that goes into it where it’s like, `Man, this is the reality. I’m not on a team. I’m at home. I’m training and staying ready, but I’m not getting an opportunity.”’
Murray said he became a volunteer football coach at a local high school, because ”in my mind, I was at least preparing for the worst.”
Then, the Saints called in September. He was back in the league.
Murray was on the practice squad for two games, before getting his shot against Minnesota. He ran for 57 yards and a score, but went back on the Saints’ practice squad.
That’s when Denver picked him up. He’s helped settle a turbulent backfield situation since a season-ending knee injury to Javonte Williams, followed later by the release of Melvin Gordon.
Murray has rushed for a team-leading 510 yards since joining the Broncos.
”A true workhorse,” quarterback Russell Wilson said. ”He’s been a true leader. He’s been a great guy. I think that his mentality is some of the best I’ve ever been around. I really mean that.
”Every day he comes to work, he’s focused. Every day he comes on the practice field, he’s lasered in. He’s great with the guys. He has a tremendous knack for ball playing.”
Murray fully believed he still had plenty of yards left in him even as he waited at home for a call. Explosiveness, too, such as on his 35-yard gallop against the Cardinals.
”The old man still has some juice in him,” offensive coordinator Justin Outten cracked.
With his big game Sunday, Murray became one of five active NFL running backs who’ve rushed for at least 6,000 yards and 50 TDs. It’s a list that also includes Ezekiel Elliott, Mark Ingram II, Derrick Henry and Gordon.
”Obviously, very fortunate to still be able to play and be healthy,” Murray said. ”From there, when you are healthy, it’s being productive.”
Murray, who turns 33 in January, has a strong desire to keep playing and hopes he’s showing teams he still can.
”I’d love to be back here next year,” Murray said. ”You just don’t know. For me, it’s making sure that I’m taking care of my body and being available for any team.”
Asked how long he envisioned playing, Murray cracked: ”I’ll take a ring and can call it quits after that.”
NOTES: OLB Randy Gregory (knee), WR Kendall Hinton (hamstring), CB K’Waun Williams (wrist/knee) and OL Dalton Risner (shoulder/back/foot) didn’t practice Thursday. … OL Tom Compton was placed on injured reserve, coach Nathaniel Hackett said. … Pat Surtain II became the sixth Broncos cornerback to be selected to the Pro Bowl. ”I would have canceled the Pro Bowl if he wasn’t a starter,” said safety Justin Simmons, who was selected as a first alternate. ”He deserved it.”
—
AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP-NFL | https://www.kark.com/nfl/at-32-broncos-tailback-latavius-murray-still-running-strong/ | 2022-12-23 12:10:57 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/nfl/at-32-broncos-tailback-latavius-murray-still-running-strong/ |
Dimers.com provides exclusive sports betting content to PennLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly.
The Philadelphia Phillies face the San Diego Padres in the MLB NLCS Game 2 at PETCO Park on Wednesday, commencing at 4:35 p.m. ET.
The Phillies will send Aaron Nola (2-0, 0.00 ERA) to the mound, up against Blake Snell (1-0, 3.12 ERA) for the Padres.
This betting analysis for Phillies vs. Padres, which includes our best bet of the game, is brought to you by Caesars Sportsbook and powered by Dimers.
Now in PA! Caesars Sportsbook is offering new customers a first bet up to $1,250, which can be used on Wednesday’s Phillies-Padres game. Click ➡️ here ⬅️ and use the promo code PENNLIVEFULL.
Phillies vs. Padres 2022
Game details
- When: Wednesday, October 19, 2022
- Time: 4:35 p.m. ET
- Where: PETCO Park
Betting odds
- Run line: Padres -1.5 (+190), Phillies +1.5 (-190)
- Moneyline: Padres -118, Phillies +105
- Total: Over/Under 7 (+100/-120)
Odds and lines are best available from selected sportsbooks at time of publishing and subject to change.
Caesars Sportsbook has the best betting promo for Philadelphia vs. San Diego, giving new users a first bet up to $1,250. Use the promo code PENNLIVEFULL and click ➡️ here ⬅️.
Phillies vs. Padres betting preview
Based on trusted data and computer power, Dimers has simulated Wednesday’s Phillies vs. Padres game 10,000 times.
Dimers’ popular predictive analytics model, known as DimersBOT, gives the Padres a 54% chance of defeating the Phillies.
Furthermore, according to DimersBOT, the Phillies (+1.5) are a 64% chance of covering the run line. The 7-run Over/Under is a 51% chance of going Under.
Predictions and probabilities are correct at time of publishing and subject to change.
Phillies vs. Padres best bet
Our best bet for Phillies vs. Padres in MLB on Wednesday is Padres -1.5 (+190).
Click ➡️ here ⬅️ to bet with Caesars Sportsbook.
Our betting tips are based on world-class modeling and wagering intelligence to help you make smarter investments.
While the Phillies are more likely to cover the run line, our best bet of Padres -1.5 is based on the chance of that happening, according to DimersBOT, and the best odds available.
Bet on Major League Baseball with Caesars Sportsbook. Click ➡️ here ⬅️ and use the promo code PENNLIVEFULL to access a first bet up to $1,250, which you can use on Philadelphia vs. San Diego.
Wednesday’s matchup between the Phillies and Padres in MLB at PETCO Park is scheduled to start at 4:35 p.m. ET.
Major League Baseball is the world’s oldest major professional sports league. It has 30 teams, including the Phillies and Padres.
If you or a loved one has questions or needs to talk to a professional about gambling, call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit 1800gambler.net for more information.
MORE SPORTS BETTING STORIES
BetMGM bonus code unleashes Bet $10, Get $200 offer for NBA
DraftKings promo code delivers Bet $5, Get $200 offer for any sport on NBA
FREE TO PLAY CONTEST | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/betting/2022/10/phillies-vs-padres-nlcs-game-2-prediction-betting-odds-for-mlb-on-wednesday.html | 2022-10-19 12:46:03 | 0 | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/betting/2022/10/phillies-vs-padres-nlcs-game-2-prediction-betting-odds-for-mlb-on-wednesday.html |
NEW YORK, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
Charah Solutions, Inc. (OTC: CHRA)'s sale to SER Capital Partners for $6.00 per share. If you are a Charah shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Arconic Corporation (NYSE: ARNC)'s sale to affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. for $30.00 per share in cash. If you are an Arconic shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Home Point Capital Inc. (NASDAQ: HMPT)'s sale to Mr. Cooper Group Inc. for $324 million in cash. If you are a Home Point shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
Halper Sadeh LLC may seek increased consideration for shareholders, additional disclosures and information concerning the proposed transaction, or other relief and benefits on behalf of shareholders.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact the firm free of charge to discuss their legal rights and options. Please call Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper at (212) 763-0060 or email sadeh@halpersadeh.com or zhalper@halpersadeh.com.
Halper Sadeh LLC represents investors all over the world who have fallen victim to securities fraud and corporate misconduct. Our attorneys have been instrumental in implementing corporate reforms and recovering millions of dollars on behalf of defrauded investors.
Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Contact Information:
Halper Sadeh LLC
Daniel Sadeh, Esq.
Zachary Halper, Esq.
(212) 763-0060
sadeh@halpersadeh.com
zhalper@halpersadeh.com
https://www.halpersadeh.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Halper Sadeh LLP | https://www.wbtv.com/prnewswire/2023/06/01/shareholder-investigation-halper-sadeh-llc-investigates-chra-arnc-hmpt/ | 2023-06-01 14:42:03 | 0 | https://www.wbtv.com/prnewswire/2023/06/01/shareholder-investigation-halper-sadeh-llc-investigates-chra-arnc-hmpt/ |
Inaugural Jumpman Invitational brings college hoops’ big names to Charlotte
With the Charlotte Hornets out of town, WBTV got a sneak peek inside as organizers unveiled the court for the tournament.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Basketball fans have a new tournament to get excited about; the inaugural Jumpman Invitational tips off Tuesday in uptown Charlotte.
The tournament, which gets underway at the Spectrum Center at 7 p.m., features some of the biggest names in college basketball.
Men’s and women’s teams from Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Oklahoma will be playing for the next two days.
With the Charlotte Hornets out of town, WBTV got a sneak peek inside as organizers unveiled the court for the tournament.
Crews were applying the final touches on what should be a premiere event. One thing that will make this tournament unique for the players is the equity between the men’s and women’s teams.
“Being able to bring both men’s and women’s teams – they have the same rooms, the same player space, they have the same gifts sitting on their beds – that was really important to us and that’s the way it should be, frankly,” Miller Yoho, with the Charlotte Sports Foundation, said.
The Jumpman Invitational is the brainchild of the Charlotte Sports Foundation. It’s the same group behind the Duke’s Mayo Bowl played down the street from the Spectrum Center at Bank of America Stadium.
Events like these have a huge economic impact on the city of Charlotte -last year to the tune of $94 million.
“We love having the opportunity to showcase Charlotte to the Oklahoma fans, the Michigan fans, the Florida fans. Those fanbases certainly haven’t been in Charlotte on a regular basis so we’re looking forward to letting them see our great city,” Danny Morrison, with the Charlotte Sports Foundation, said.
In 2021, approximately 271,831 fans attended Charlotte Sports Foundation games; that comes out to 113,994 hotel room nights.
The Duke’s Mayo Classic brought in $48.8 million in economic impact and $26.2 million in direct spending.
The Jumpman Invitational looks to add to that economic impact when Michigan and North Carolina women will do battle Tuesday at 7 p.m., followed by the men’s teams of Florida and Oklahoma at 9:30 p.m.
Then on Wednesday, the men of Michigan and North Carolina will tip off at 7 p.m., followed by the women of Florida and Oklahoma at 9:30 p.m.
Additionally, the 15-member robotics club from Highland Renaissance Academy will show off their invention at halftime of Tuesday’s 7 p.m. game.
It’s a claw, attached to a drone, that will drop a basketball into the net.
Although the tickets sold out for the games, there are some available on resale sights like Seatgeek.
Copyright 2022 WBTV. All rights reserved. | https://www.wbtv.com/2022/12/20/inaugural-jumpman-invitational-brings-college-hoops-big-names-charlotte/?src=rss | 2022-12-20 10:30:28 | 1 | https://www.wbtv.com/2022/12/20/inaugural-jumpman-invitational-brings-college-hoops-big-names-charlotte/?src=rss |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market®: CNTY) announced today that the company will release its earnings for the first quarter of 2022 on Friday, May 6, 2022.
On Friday, May 6, 2022, Century Casinos will host its Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call at 8:00 am MDT (10:00 am ET). Participants are advised to dial in 15 minutes in advance. US domestic and Canadian participants please dial 800-954-0695, all other international participants please use +1 212-231-2939 to dial in. The conference ID is 'Quarter1'. To just follow the call, or a recording of the call, please visit our website at
https://www.cnty.com/investor/financials/financial-results/ .
About Century Casinos, Inc.:
Century Casinos, Inc. is a casino entertainment company. The Company owns and operates Century Casino & Hotels in Cripple Creek and Central City, Colorado, and in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; the Century Casino in Cape Girardeau and Caruthersville, Missouri, and in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada; Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in New Cumberland, West Virginia; and the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Resorts Management GmbH, the Company holds a 66.6% ownership interest in Casinos Poland Ltd., the owner and operator of eight casinos throughout Poland; and a 75% ownership interest in Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Through its United States subsidiary, Century Nevada Acquisition, Inc., the Company owns a 50% membership interest in Smooth Bourbon, LLC, which owns the land and building of the Nugget Casino Resort (the "Nugget") in Sparks, Nevada. The Company has an agreement to purchase 100% of the membership interests related to the operations of the Nugget. The Company also has an agreement to operate one ship-based casino. The Company continues to pursue other projects in various stages of development.
Century Casinos' common stock trades on The Nasdaq Capital Market® under the symbol CNTY. For more information about Century Casinos, visit our website at www.cnty.com.
This release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of Century Casinos based on information currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future results of operations, including statements about operating margins, the impact of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, estimates of the financial impact of COVID-19, the adequacy of cash flows from operations and available cash to meet our future liquidity needs, particularly if we cannot operate our casinos due to COVID-19 or their operations are restricted, operating efficiencies, synergies and operational performance, the prospects for and timing and costs of new projects, projects in development and other opportunities, our credit agreement with Macquarie and obligations under our Master Lease and our ability to repay our debt and other obligations, investments in joint ventures, outcomes of legal proceedings, changes in our tax provisions or exposure to additional income tax liabilities, certain plans, expectations, goals, projections, and statements about the benefits of the transaction, as well as Century Casinos' plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, and other statements relating to cash flow and operating results, the new credit facility and debt repayment; the possibility that the OpCo transaction does not close when expected or at all because regulatory or other conditions to closing are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the completion of the transaction; the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the transaction are not realized when expected or at all and plans for our casinos and our Company. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, among others, the risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" under Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in subsequent periodic and current SEC filings we may make. Century Casinos disclaims any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on its behalf.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Century Casinos, Inc. | https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2022/04/29/century-casinos-announces-dates-first-quarter-2022-earnings-release-conference-call/ | 2022-04-29 13:42:28 | 0 | https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2022/04/29/century-casinos-announces-dates-first-quarter-2022-earnings-release-conference-call/ |
Jill Biden to mark US reentry into UNESCO with flag-raising ceremony in Paris
PARIS (AP) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited Paris on Tuesday to attend a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO, marking Washington’s official reentry into the U.N. agency after a five-year hiatus.
Before the Stars and Stripes is hoisted up outside UNESCO’s headquarters, Biden will make remarks about the importance of American leadership in preserving cultural heritage and empowering education and science across the globe.
The U.S. had announced its intention to rejoin UNESCO in June, and the organization’s 193 member states earlier this month voted to approve the U.S. reentry. Tuesday’s ceremony, which will also feature a speech by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, will formally signify the U.S. becoming the 194th member — and flag proprietor — at the agency.
Azoulay had welcomed the US return, emphasizing that it’s significant for multilateralism as a whole. The momentum of UNESCO, she said, will grow with the reintegration of the U.S., thereby strengthening the organization’s initiatives throughout the world.
The U.S. decision to return to Paris-based UNESCO was based mainly on concerns that China has filled a leadership gap since Washington withdrew during the Trump administration. This development underscores the broader geopolitical dynamics at play, particularly the growing influence of China in international institutions.
The U.S. exit from UNESCO in 2017 cited an alleged anti-Israel bias within the organization. The decision followed a 2011 move by UNESCO to include Palestine as a member state, which led the U.S. and Israel to cease financing the agency. The U.S. withdrawal became official a year later in 2018.
In preparation for its return, the Biden administration requested $150 million for the 2024 budget to go toward UNESCO dues and arrears, with plans for similar requests in the ensuing years until the full debt of $619 million is paid off. This represents a significant portion of UNESCO’s annual operating budget of $534 million, highlighting the substantial financial role the U.S. played in the agency before its departure.
Before its withdrawal, the U.S. was the single biggest funder of UNESCO, contributing 22% of the agency’s overall funding. This is the second time the U.S. has returned to UNESCO after a period of withdrawal. The country previously left the organization in 1984 under the Reagan administration, citing mismanagement, corruption and perceived advancement of Soviet interests. It rejoined in 2003 under George W. Bush’s presidency.
Biden, who teaches English and writing at a Virginia community college, brings with her a passion for education and personal experience in the field to represent the United States in Paris on Tuesday. In the following days, her visit will also serve to pay tribute to American history and cultural heritage in France.
On Wednesday, Biden will go to the Brittany American Cemetery to honor the U.S. soldiers who lost their lives during World War II. This tribute will serve as a solemn reminder of the shared history and sacrifices that bind the U.S. and France together.
She will conclude her trip to France at the renowned Mont-Saint-Michel, a UNESCO world heritage site, to underscore the importance of preserving cultural heritage locations around the world. Her visit to the iconic site will serve to highlight the shared global responsibility in safeguarding the world’s cultural and natural heritage, according to her program.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wbay.com/2023/07/25/first-lady-jill-biden-mark-us-reentry-into-unesco-with-flag-raising-ceremony-paris/ | 2023-07-25 10:58:11 | 1 | https://www.wbay.com/2023/07/25/first-lady-jill-biden-mark-us-reentry-into-unesco-with-flag-raising-ceremony-paris/ |
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) are set to introduce legislation on Tuesday to require federal agencies to address supply-chain issues as the country fights the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The legislation, which is entitled the National Development Strategy and Coordination Act of 2022, would require Cabinet-level agencies to identify weaknesses in supply chains that could impact national security and domestic manufacturing, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The heads of these agencies would also need to periodically recommend ways for their departments to attract private investment and change federal financing programs to advance economic development.
Khanna told The Hill in a statement that the bill will invest in “critical industries” and create good-paying jobs.
“Workers across the country have seen their jobs shipped abroad and their communities hurt by deindustrialization,” he said. “With such a narrowly divided Congress, restoring American manufacturing leadership is work that can be done in a bipartisan fashion and unify Americans around a shared purpose.”
Rubio told the Journal that the bill would be a “road map” to invest in “things that actually matter” using the existing tools that the government has.
“If we want to be a strong nation, we have to rebuild and invest in critical industries at home,” he said.
The legislation would give the Treasury Department’s Federal Financing Bank $20 billion to be invested over the course of 10 years to take action on the recommendations using loan guarantees, issuing securities-backed financing or buying purchasing debt, the Journal reported.
The Hill has reached out to Rubio’s office for comment. | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/bipartisan-lawmakers-unveiling-bill-targeting-supply-chain-shortfalls/ | 2022-12-13 17:19:09 | 1 | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/bipartisan-lawmakers-unveiling-bill-targeting-supply-chain-shortfalls/ |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
3-6-2-8
(three, six, two, eight)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
3-6-2-8
(three, six, two, eight) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17551205.php | 2022-11-02 02:54:16 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17551205.php |
▶ Watch Video: Texas governor clashes with Biden administration on immigration policies The Supreme Court on Thursday prevented the Biden administration from immediately reinstating rules that instructed U.S. deportation agents to prioritize the arrest of certain unauthorized immigrants, including those determined to pose a risk to public safety or national security. In an unsigned order, the high court rejected a request by the administration to pause a ruling by a federal judge in Texas last month that forced the administration to stop enforcing the arrest guidelines issued by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in September 2021. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett would have granted the Biden administration’s request to suspend the lower court order. The court’s majority, however, decided to hear the merits of the challenge over Mayorkas’ memo, setting up oral arguments in the case, known as U.S. v. Texas, during its December session. Mayorkas’ memo directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to focus on apprehending and deporting migrants deemed to threaten national security or public safety, as well as migrants who crossed a U.S. border unlawfully after November 2020. The rules effectively exempted immigrants who have been living in the U.S. without legal permission for years from ICE arrest and deportation, as long as they did not commit serious crimes. The Biden administration has said the policy is a proper exercise of the government’s broad powers to decide which cases to prioritize, arguing the rules allow ICE to use its limited enforcement resources to arrest immigrants who pose the gravest threats to national security, public safety and border security. But Republicans lawmakers have called the rules too restrictive, saying they fail to deter illegal immigration. In lawsuits, Republican-controlled states have also argued the guidelines violate laws that govern the detention of certain unauthorized immigrants, such as those with final deportation orders. In March, Republican officials in Arizona, Ohio and Montana convinced a federal judge to partially block Mayorkas’ memo, but that ruling was later overturned by the Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Last month, however, U.S. District Court Judge Drew Tipton declared Mayorkas’ guidelines unlawful and set them aside, granting a request by Texas and Louisiana. The administration asked the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to pause the ruling, but the appellate court denied the request. In its request to the Supreme Court earlier this month, the Justice Department said Tipton’s order contradicted the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling. It also said Tipton’s ruling was part of a broader trend of lawsuits that “enmesh the Judiciary in policy disputes between States and the federal government that should be — and, until recently, were — resolved through the democratic process.” Since January 2021, Republican-controlled states have filed more than a dozen lawsuits targeting President Biden’s immigration and border policies. Those lawsuits have led federal judges, many of them appointed by former President Donald Trump, to block the Biden administration’s proposed 100-day deportation moratorium, halt earlier limits on ICE arrests and force U.S. border officials to continue expelling migrants under a public health authority. | https://www.wsgw.com/supreme-court-prevents-biden-from-reinstating-ice-arrest-policy/ | 2022-07-21 22:22:00 | 0 | https://www.wsgw.com/supreme-court-prevents-biden-from-reinstating-ice-arrest-policy/ |
(The Hill) – Two civil rights organizations are launching a campaign to pressure state governments to disqualify former President Trump from appearing on ballots in 2024.
The groups say secretaries of state are empowered by the 14th Amendment to bar Trump from running for office because of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
Starting Sunday, Mi Familia Vota and Free Speech for People will stage a week of rallies and banner drops outside the offices of the secretaries of state of California, Oregon, Colorado and Georgia.
The groups also penned a letter to Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar last month, calling on him to block Trump under what’s known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause.
“We’re really focusing on Nevada and California and [Oregon, Colorado and Georgia] to make sure that they are taking a stand by disqualifying Trump in those spaces, which is something that the secretary of state can do,” said Héctor Sánchez, executive director of Mi Familia Vota.
The groups are calling their campaign “Trump is Disqualified,” and are timing it to coincide with the 155th anniversary of the 14th Amendment.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
Secretaries of state are charged with certifying eligibility of candidates and counting the votes in their state.
Though Trump has been indicted twice and is under investigation in other cases, the groups say those are not disqualifying facts under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
However, the groups believe Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 insurrection — for which he is also under investigation — does fit the constitutional clause’s definitions.
That clause bars from a series of public offices people who “having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same.”
According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS), it’s unclear whether the clause bans people from being president — an office not explicitly mentioned in Section 3 — and whether the events of Jan. 6 rise to the level of “insurrection or rebellion against” the United States.
But at least one official in New Mexico, Couy Griffin, was removed from his position as elected county commissioner for his role in the attack.
Griffin was convicted for his role before losing his job, but the CRS notes that the Constitution “does not expressly require a criminal conviction, and historically, one was not necessary.”
The groups leading the campaign believe they can convince at least some secretaries of state of their interpretation of the clause, disrupting Trump’s electoral chances.
“Trump is responsible for the January 6th insurrection, plain and simple,” said Alexandra Flores-Quilty, campaign director for Free Speech For People.
“Failing to hold him responsible not only violates the Constitution, but it also sets a dangerous precedent for permitting violent attacks on our democracy. That’s not a risk we can afford to take.”
The targeted states are mostly under Democratic control, but one, Georgia, holds a special significance in the events leading up to Jan. 6.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) was in 2020 pressured by Trump to reverse his state’s presidential vote count, which favored President Biden.
Raffensperger was interviewed by federal investigators Wednesday as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into Trump.
A disqualification for Trump from any secretary of state would be unprecedented and likely challenged in court, but the civil rights groups say they have a shot.
“We had a number of meetings with secretaries of state and we have had this discussion. So it’s a real possibility,” said Sánchez. | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/activists-seek-to-disqualify-trump-from-ballot-in-key-states-under-14th-amendment/ | 2023-07-08 21:59:03 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/activists-seek-to-disqualify-trump-from-ballot-in-key-states-under-14th-amendment/ |
A new effort was introduced late Monday in the Nebraska Legislature to restrict abortion access in the state, less than two weeks after a bill that would have banned abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy failed to overcome a filibuster.
The new plan to ban abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy drew fervent protests from opponents who had been assured by Speaker of the Legislature Sen. John Arch that the abortion proposal was dead for the session.
Drawing even more outrage was the way the measure was introduced: as an amendment to a bill that would ban gender-affirming hormone treatments and gender reassignment surgery for minors — the most controversial bill of the session that has led at least two lawmakers to filibuster every bill before the body this year.
Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, who has led the filibuster effort since late February to protest the trans bill, angrily promised Monday night to ratchet up her efforts to further slow the work of the Legislature following the abortion amendment.
“We have 161 hours after today. That is going from 9 a.m. to midnight,” she said. “And you better believe I’m going to maximize every minute of that. Every single minute of it.”
In late April, an abortion bill that would have banned abortion once cardiac activity can be detected failed to get the 33 votes it needed to end the debate on it. Historically, that means the bill is shelved for the remainder of the session.
Sen. Ben Hansen, a chiropractor from Blair, introduced the 12-week abortion ban on Monday, billing it as a reboot of a compromise amendment introduced during the abortion debate last month by Republican Sen. Merv Riepe. Riepe had initially supported the 6-week ban, but he later voiced concern that the measure was too extreme. When his fellow Republicans rejected his compromise amendment to push the ban to 12 weeks, he withheld his vote on the motion to end debate, leading to the abortion bill’s failure.
But opponents note stark differences in Hansen’s amendment and Riepe’s. While Hansen’s measure offers exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, it does not include an exception for fatal fetal anomalies, as Riepe’s bill did. Hansen’s proposal also criminalizes abortion for doctors who perform it outside the exceptions listed.
Opponents of both abortion restrictions and the trans bill said the latest effort by conservative lawmakers that combines both subverts legislative rules that require two combined measures to be related and that call for any proposal that imposes a criminal element to first go through the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.
Adding the abortion ban as an amendment to the trans bill also means it gets to skip ahead in the legislative process. Instead of going through three rounds of debate that every bill must survive to pass, it would be subjected only to a final two-hour round of debate, critics said.
Liberal lawmakers in the officially nonpartisan body also complained that a promise last month by Arch and the author of the trans bill, freshman Sen. Kathleen Kauth, to reach a compromise with opponents on her bill before it was scheduled for a final round of debate never came to fruition. Instead, conservative lawmakers decided among themselves to make exceptions for minors already receiving gender-affirming care and call it a compromise, opponents said.
At a minimum, opponents wanted sections of the bill that would ban gender-affirming hormone treatments removed.
Omaha Sen. Jen Day railed against the move, noting that she and other lawmakers had heeded calls by conservative leaders to “keep the temperature down” during bill debates so as not to upset the compromise efforts on the trans bill.
“And we did, in good faith,” Day said. “And then today, the proponents of the bill came in, threw a bunch of gasoline on the carpet, threw a match on the chamber, and lit the building on fire. So much for keeping the temperature down.” | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/politics/abortion-restriction-effort-reintroduced-in-nebraska/ | 2023-05-09 13:33:17 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/politics/abortion-restriction-effort-reintroduced-in-nebraska/ |
Woman, 21, decapitated in Waller County allegedly by new husband: 'parts and pieces were recovered'
WALLER COUNTY, Texas - Waller County authorities are continuing to investigate after a 21-year-old woman was found inside a home on Wednesday afternoon reportedly decapitated.
According to the Waller County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called out to the home around 4:18 p.m. by family members. Sheriff Troy Guidry says a woman was found inside a second home behind a residence in the 200 block of Oak Hollow Boulevard west of Magnolia.
PREVIOUS STORY: Woman's body found decapitated in Waller Co., suspect said to be victim's husband
"It was a portion of a body dismembered and a residence that was covered in blood. So a gruesome scene at best," says Guidry.
The woman lived in the small home with her husband, reportedly named Jared Dicus, 21, who she just married in October 2022. Officials say they lived behind the man's parent's home, and she worked at a local business in the area.
(Photo Courtesy of Waller County Sheriff's Office)
According to Guidry, the man's father immediately called the police when they found the victim. "They [the parents] were addressed by the suspect [husband] and when they saw something wasn't feeling right for them, they approached the house that they were living in, and that's when they found what they found," he says.
The family was said to be detained and relocated to the sheriff's office when police arrived. When the husband was brought back to the sheriff's office for a witness statement, he gave a confession officials said.
Sheriff Guidry says evidence shows a kitchen knife was used in the murder. "Everything happened on the property. And all parts and pieces were recovered and submitted for evidence."
MORE: Charvas Thompson arrested in deadly shooting of Alief ISD teacher Wendy Duan at Sugar Land home
"There were prior calls disturbance-wise but nothing to this…level of violence," he added.
Dicus will be facing murder charges officials say.
Waller County Judge Trey Duhon, who supposedly married the couple, stated this on his Facebook:
"I’m sure many of you have heard about an occurrence yesterday in the Oak Hollow area of Waller County where a young man was arrested and charged with murdering his wife.
This involved a young couple that I married in October of 2022. During my short time with them, they were a very nice young couple. As with many of you, I’m greatly saddened and shocked by the news of this tragic event and my prayers are with all of their families.
Out of respect for the families, I have taken down my photo with the couple and the post announcing their marriage, primarily due to the insensitive nature of some comments that were being made on that post.
This matter will now go through the our court system, and I am confident that the Waller County Sheriff’s Office and the Waller County District Attorney’s Office will see to it that justice is served."
Investigators say this is still an open investigation.
"It's a gruesome scene and both sides of these families are going to be altered by it," says Guidry. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/waller-county-woman-21-decapitated-dismembered-husband-arrested | 2023-01-12 23:17:57 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/waller-county-woman-21-decapitated-dismembered-husband-arrested |
CA Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Zone Forecast for Monday, July 11, 2022
_____
127 FPUS56 KLOX 121009
ZFPLOX
Zone Forecasts for Southwestern California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
CAZ364-130030-
Los Angeles County Beaches-
Including LAX, Long Beach, Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach,
Santa Monica, and Torrance
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog with partial afternoon clearing.
Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 at the beaches to the mid 70s
to around 80 inland. Southwest afternoon winds around 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
the upper 60s at the beaches to the upper 70s inland. West winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs from around 70 at the beaches to around 80 inland.
Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the lower to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Night through morning low clouds and
fog, otherwise clear. Highs from the lower to mid 70s at the
beaches to the lower 80s inland. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
the mid 70s to around 80 at the beaches to the mid 80s inland.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Night through morning low clouds and
fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs from
the mid to upper 70s at the beaches to the lower to mid 80s
inland.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Night through morning low clouds and
fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Highs from
the lower to mid 70s at the beaches to the lower 80s inland.
$$
CAZ365-130030-
Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles-
Including Beverly Hills, Compton, Culver City, Downey, Hollywood,
Lakewood, and Norwalk
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the 70s
to lower 80s.
.TONIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest afternoon winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 70s to mid 80s. Southwest afternoon winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Patchy night through morning low
clouds and fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
Highs in the 80s to lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 70s and 80s.
$$
CAZ087-130030-
Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands-
Including Avalon and Two Harbors
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog clearing to the beaches in the
afternoon. Highs from the mid to upper 60s near the coast to the
mid to upper 70s interior.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog clearing to the beaches in the
afternoon. Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 near the coast to
the mid to upper 70s interior.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Low clouds and fog near the coast early
spreading inland. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Low clouds and fog clearing to the beaches in the
afternoon. Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 near the coast to
the mid 70s to around 80 interior.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Low clouds and fog near the coast early
spreading inland. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
around 70 near the coast to around 80 interior.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds and
fog. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
the lower to mid 70s near the coast to the lower to mid 80s
interior.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from the
upper 60s to mid 70s near the coast to around 80 interior.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds and
fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
around 70 near the coast to around 80 interior.
$$
CAZ362-130030-
Malibu Coast-
Including Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and Zuma Beach
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog. Highs from the lower 60s at the
beaches to the lower 70s inland. Southwest winds around 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 60s to mid 70s. West winds 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows
around 60. West winds 15 to 25 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
lower to mid 70s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 70s to around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then areas of low
clouds and fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Night through morning low clouds
and fog, otherwise clear. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Lows
in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
70s.
$$
CAZ354-130030-
Ventura County Beaches-
Including Oxnard, Point Mugu, Port Hueneme, and Ventura
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog. Highs from the lower to mid 60s at
the beaches to the lower to mid 70s inland.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
the mid 60s at the beaches to the mid 70s inland. West winds 15 to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog.
Lows around 60. West winds 10 to 20 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
the upper 60s at the beaches to the upper 70s inland. West winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from the
lower to mid 70s at the beaches to around 80 inland.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs from the lower to mid 70s at the beaches to the lower
80s inland.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Night through morning low clouds and
fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs from around 70
at the beaches to the upper 70s inland.
$$
CAZ355-130030-
Ventura County Inland Coast-
Including Camarillo and East Ventura
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 60s to mid 70s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid
to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
70s to around 80. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 70s to mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs
in the upper 70s and 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Patchy night through morning low clouds
and fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid
70s to lower 80s.
$$
CAZ350-130030-
Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-
Including Carpinteria, Goleta, Montecito, and Santa Barbara
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid
60s to mid 70s.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 60s and 70s. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
70s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 70s to mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid
60s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds and
fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
70s to around 80.
$$
CAZ349-130030-
Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-
Including El Capitan State Beach, Gaviota, Jalama Beach,
and Refugio State Beach
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid
60s to mid 70s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower
to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs in the 70s. West winds 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s except the
mid 60s to around 70 cooler beaches. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog. Highs in
the upper 70s to mid 80s except around 70 cooler beaches.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
70s to mid 80s except the upper 60s to mid 70s cooler beaches.
Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s except the mid
60s to around 70 cooler beaches.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s except the mid
to upper 60s cooler beaches.
$$
CAZ351-130030-
Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range-
Including San Marcos Pass
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 60s and 70s except the lower to mid 80s warmer foothills.
.TONIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after
midnight. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny except for patchy morning low clouds and fog.
Highs in the 80s. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. West winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to
lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s.
Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s to around 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to
mid 60s. Highs in the 80s.
$$
CAZ352-130030-
Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range-
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny except for patchy morning low clouds and fog.
Highs in the 70s to around 80 except the lower to mid 80s warmer
foothills.
.TONIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny except for patchy morning low clouds and fog.
Highs in the upper 70s and 80s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. Northwest winds around
15 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s. Southwest winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid
60s to mid 70s. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to
lower 70s. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
$$
CAZ548-130030-
Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley-
Including East Los Angeles, El Monte, Pasadena, Pomona,
and San Gabriel
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
lower to mid 80s.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 80s to around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to around 70.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 100.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 93 to 100.
Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ547-130030-
Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley-
Including Burbank, Northridge, Universal City, and Woodland Hills
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid
80s to mid 90s.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds and fog.
Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 80s to mid 90s. Southwest afternoon winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 101. Southwest winds around 15 mph
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 95 to 105. Lows in
the 60s to lower 70s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 90 to 100. Lows in the
60s to around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ088-130030-
Santa Clarita Valley-
Including Castaic Lake, Newhall, Santa Clarita, and Valencia
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 101. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 98 to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 98 to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 95 to 102. Lows in the
mid 60s to lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ359-130030-
Southeastern Ventura County Valleys-
Including Moorpark, Newbury Park, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 70s to mid 80s.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds and fog.
Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
80s to around 90. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny except for patchy morning low clouds and fog.
Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70
except around 60 colder valleys.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 85 to 100. Lows in
the 60s to around 70.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 88 to 100. Lows 60s
to around 70.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 80s to mid
90s. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
$$
CAZ358-130030-
Central Ventura County Valleys-
Including Fillmore, Piru, and Santa Paula
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid
80s to mid 90s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds and fog.
Lows in the 50s to around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 80s and 90s. Southwest afternoon winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 102. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s to
lower 70s. Highs 90 to 105.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 85 to 102.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s. Highs
88 to 100.
$$
CAZ357-130030-
Ojai Valley-
Including Oak View and Ojai
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid
to upper 80s.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 80s to around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower
to mid 60s. Highs 94 to 100.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 80s to mid
90s. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
CAZ356-130030-
Lake Casitas-
Including Meiners Oaks
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s .
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
80s to around 90 . West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s. Southwest
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper
50s and 60s. Highs in the upper 80s and 90s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to
mid 60s. Highs in the 80s to around 90.
$$
CAZ363-130030-
Santa Monica Mountains-
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Areas of low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s and 80s except the mid 60s to
around 70 cooler coastal slopes.
.TONIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid
50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 70s to mid 80s except around 70 cooler coastal slopes. West
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
80s to around 90 except the lower to mid 70s cooler coastal
slopes. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny except for patchy morning low clouds and fog.
Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s except the mid to upper 70s cooler
coastal slopes.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s
to mid 90s except the mid 70s to around 80 cooler coastal slopes.
Lows in the 60s to around 70.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the 80s to lower
90s except the lower to mid 70s cooler coastal slopes. Lows in
the lower to mid 60s.
$$
CAZ059-130030-
Antelope Valley-
Including Lancaster and Palmdale
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 96 to 104. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 102. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 107. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 70s to around 80. Highs 100 to 108.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 98 to 106. Lows in
the 70s to around 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 101.
$$
CAZ054-130030-
Los Angeles County Mountains-
Including Acton and Mount Wilson
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs from the mid 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the mid 70s to mid 80s at high elevations. South
winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s to around 70. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs from the mid 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs from 91 to 100 at low elevations to the
80s at high elevations. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the lower to mid 70s at
low elevations to the mid 60s to around 70 in colder valleys and
peaks.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs from 93 to 102 at low elevations to the
mid 80s to around 90 at high elevations.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the mid to upper 70s at
low elevations to around 70 in colder valleys and peaks.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs from 93 to
101 at low elevations to the mid 80s to around 90 at high
elevations. Lows from the mid to upper 70s at low elevations to
the mid 60s to around 70 in colder valleys and peaks.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs from the 90s at low elevations to the 80s
at high elevations.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s to lower
70s. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low elevations to the
upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
$$
CAZ053-130030-
Ventura County Mountains-
Including Lockwood Valley and Mount Pinos
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations. South
winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the upper 50s and 60s at low
elevations to the upper 40s to mid 50s in colder valleys and
peaks.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from the 60s to around 70 at low
elevations to the 50s to around 60 in colder valleys and peaks.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs from 92 to 100 at low elevations to the
80s to around 90 at high elevations. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from the upper 60s and 70s at low
elevations to the mid 50s to lower 60s in colder valleys and
peaks.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs from 94 to 102 at low elevations to the
mid 80s to lower 90s at high elevations.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from the upper
60s and 70s at low elevations to the mid 50s to lower 60s in
colder valleys and peaks. Highs from 94 to 102 at low elevations
to the mid 80s to lower 90s at high elevations.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Clear. Highs from the 90s at low
elevations to the 80s at high elevations. Lows from the mid 60s
to mid 70s at low elevations to the mid 50s to around 60 in
colder valleys and peaks.
$$
CAZ353-130030-
Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains-
Including Big Pine Mountain, Figueroa Mountain,
and San Rafael Mountain
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs from the mid 80s to lower 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the lower to mid 60s at low
elevations to the mid to upper 50s in colder valleys and peaks.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. West winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from the mid 60s to around 70 at
low elevations to around 60 in colder valleys and peaks.
Northwest winds around 15 mph shifting to the northeast after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 90s. North winds around 15 mph
shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from the lower to mid 70s at low
elevations to the mid to upper 60s in colder valleys and peaks.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 101.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows from the 70s at low
elevations to the mid 60s to around 70 in colder valleys and
peaks. Highs 92 to 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from around
70 at low elevations to the lower to mid 60s in colder valleys
and peaks. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ340-130030-
San Luis Obispo County Beaches-
Including Arroyo Grande, Avila Beach, Cambria, Morro Bay,
and Pismo Beach
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to the lower 70s inland. West
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to the lower to mid 70s
inland. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from the
mid to upper 60s at the beaches to the mid to upper 70s inland.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog. Highs
from the mid to upper 60s at the beaches to the mid 70s to around
80 inland.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Low clouds and fog with only partial
afternoon clearing. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs from the mid to
upper 60s at the beaches to the mid to upper 70s inland.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Low clouds and fog with only partial
afternoon clearing. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs from the lower to
mid 60s at the beaches to the lower to mid 70s inland.
$$
CAZ341-130030-
San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast-
Including Lopez Lake, Nipomo, and San Luis Obispo
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid
60s to mid 70s.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 60s to mid 70s. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 60s to around 80. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Night through morning low clouds and
fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the 70s to
lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds and
fog. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Night through morning low clouds
and fog, otherwise clear. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s. Lows
in the mid to upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 60s and 70s.
$$
CAZ346-130030-
Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches-
Including Lompoc and Vandenberg Space Force Base
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog with partial afternoon clearing.
Highs from the upper 50s to mid 60s at the beaches to the lower
to mid 70s inland. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog with partial afternoon clearing.
Highs from the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to the lower 70s
inland. Northwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs from the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to the lower to
mid 70s inland. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Low clouds and fog with only partial
afternoon clearing. Highs from the mid to upper 60s at the
beaches to the mid 70s to around 80 inland. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Low clouds and fog with only partial
afternoon clearing. Highs from the mid 60s to around 70 at the
beaches to the mid 70s to around 80 inland. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Low clouds and fog with only partial
afternoon clearing. Highs from the mid to upper 60s at the
beaches to the lower to mid 70s inland. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Low clouds and fog with partial afternoon clearing.
Highs from the lower to mid 60s at the beaches to the lower 70s
inland.
$$
CAZ347-130030-
Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast-
Including Buellton and Santa Maria
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid
60s to mid 80s. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 60s to lower 80s. West afternoon winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
70s to upper 80s. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Night through morning low
clouds and fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.
Highs in the 70s to lower 90s.
.MONDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 60s to mid 80s.
$$
CAZ348-130030-
Santa Ynez Valley-
Including Lake Cachuma, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez, and Solvang
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the mid
70s to lower 80s except the mid 80s to around 90 far interior.
West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 70s to mid 80s except around 90 far interior. West winds
around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
80s except the lower to mid 90s far interior. West winds around 15
mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then areas of low clouds
and fog. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
mid 80s to lower 90s except 95 to 100 far interior.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny except for patchy morning low clouds and fog.
Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s except 95 to 100 far interior.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Night through morning low
clouds and fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
80s to lower 90s.
$$
CAZ343-130030-
Southern Salinas Valley-
Including Atascadero, Lake Nacimiento, Paso Robles, San Miguel,
and Templeton
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the 80s
to lower 90s. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
80s to lower 90s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s
to mid 60s. Highs 95 to 106.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s
to around 60. Highs 91 to 101.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ342-130030-
Santa Lucia Mountains-
Including Hearst Castle and Irish Hills
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 70s to mid 80s except the mid to upper 60s cooler coastal
slopes. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower
to mid 50s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs in the
upper 70s and 80s except around 70 cooler coastal slopes. West
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog
after midnight. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny except for patchy morning low clouds and fog.
Highs 90 to 100 except the lower to mid 70s cooler coastal slopes.
West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s
and 60s. Highs 91 to 101 except the mid 70s to around 80 cooler
coastal slopes.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s to around
70 except the upper 50s colder valleys. Highs 92 to 102 except
the mid 70s to around 80 cooler coastal slopes.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to
lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s except the mid to
upper 70s cooler coastal slopes.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Patchy night through morning low clouds
and fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Highs
in the mid 80s to lower 90s except the upper 60s to mid 70s
cooler coastal slopes.
$$
CAZ344-130030-
San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys-
Including Carrizo Plain, Creston, and Shandon
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s. West winds 15 to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to around 60 except the
mid to upper 60s Carrizo Plain.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s except
the mid 60s to around 70 Carrizo Plain.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 103.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 104.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s to mid
70s. Highs 94 to 103.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the 60s to around
70. Highs 90 to 100.
$$
CAZ345-130030-
San Luis Obispo County Mountains-
Including Caliente Range, La Panza Range,
and Santa Margarita Lake
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations. West
winds 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows from the 60s at low elevations to
the 50s in colder valleys and peaks. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph
in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs from the upper 80s to mid 90s at low
elevations to the upper 70s to mid 80s at high elevations. West
winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from the 60s at low elevations to
the 50s in colder valleys and peaks. West winds around 15 mph
shifting to the northeast after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs from 95 to 101 at low elevations to
around 90 at high elevations. Northeast winds around 15 mph
shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from the upper 60s to mid 70s at
low elevations to the upper 50s to mid 60s in colder valleys and
peaks.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs from 96 to 102 at low elevations to the
upper 80s to mid 90s at high elevations.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows from the upper 60s to
mid 70s at low elevations to the lower to mid 60s in colder
valleys and peaks. Highs from 96 to 102 at low elevations to the
upper 80s to mid 90s at high elevations.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows from the mid
60s to lower 70s at low elevations to the mid 50s to lower 60s in
colder valleys and peaks. Highs from 93 to 100 at low elevations
to the mid 80s to around 90 at high elevations.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs from the lower to mid 90s at low
elevations to the 80s at high elevations.
$$
CAZ038-130030-
Cuyama Valley-
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s and 90s. West winds around
15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 102.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 103.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s to mid
70s. Highs 96 to 103.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s to
lower 70s. Highs 91 to 101.
$$
CAZ549-130030-
San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog with partial afternoon clearing.
Highs from the upper 50s to mid 60s near the coast to around
70 interior.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs from the lower to mid 60s near the coast to the lower 70s
interior.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the lower to mid 50s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
the mid to upper 60s near the coast to the lower to mid 70s
interior.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Night through morning low clouds and
fog, otherwise clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Highs from
the mid to upper 60s near the coast to the lower to mid 70s
interior.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
Highs from the mid to upper 60s near the coast to the lower to
mid 70s interior.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Patchy low clouds and fog
in the night and morning, otherwise clear. Lows in the mid to
upper 50s. Highs from the mid to upper 60s near the coast to the
lower to mid 70s interior.
.MONDAY...Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog. Highs from
the lower to mid 60s near the coast to the lower to mid 70s
interior.
$$
CAZ550-130030-
Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands-
309 AM PDT Tue Jul 12 2022
.TODAY...Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon.
Highs from the lower to mid 60s near the coast to the mid 70s to
around 80 interior.
.TONIGHT...Low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
the mid 60s to around 70 near the coast to the mid to upper 70s
interior.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in
the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from
around 70 near the coast to the upper 70s to mid 80s interior.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Areas of low clouds and fog in the
night and morning, otherwise clear. Lows in the mid 50s to around
60. Highs from around 70 near the coast to the lower to mid 80s
interior.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s
to lower 60s. Highs from the lower to mid 70s near the coast to
the lower to mid 80s interior.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Clear. Highs from the mid 60s to around
70 near the coast to around 80 interior. Lows in the mid 50s to
around 60.
$$
ASR
_____
Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/weather/article/CA-Los-Angeles-Oxnard-CA-Zone-Forecast-17298939.php | 2022-07-12 10:45:22 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/weather/article/CA-Los-Angeles-Oxnard-CA-Zone-Forecast-17298939.php |
A stalwart pitching performance refused to yield as Normal University shutout Jacksonville 4-0 on April 26 in Illinois baseball.
In recent action on April 19, Jacksonville faced off against Springfield Southeast and Normal University took on Springfield on April 19 at Springfield High School.
You're reading a news brief powered by ScoreStream, a world leader in fan-driven sports results and conversation. Help us collect and deliver more game results from your favorite teams and players by downloading the ScoreStream app. Nearly a million users nationwide share team scores and player performance stats with this convenient free app. | https://pantagraph.com/sports/high-school/baseball/boys/halt-normal-university-pushes-the-mute-button-on-jacksonvilles-offense-4-0/article_a9717186-9d1c-5195-b1ac-abc9196716f1.html | 2023-04-27 04:44:42 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/sports/high-school/baseball/boys/halt-normal-university-pushes-the-mute-button-on-jacksonvilles-offense-4-0/article_a9717186-9d1c-5195-b1ac-abc9196716f1.html |
Miami to Barbados flight evacuated due to fumes in cabin
Published: Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:03 AM CDT|Updated: 6 minutes ago
MIAMI (AP) — An American Airlines flight from Miami to Barbados returned to the airport after fumes filled the cabin, officials said.
Flight 338 departed Miami International Airport on Wednesday night, but had to return due to a strong chemical odor coming from a passenger’s carry-on item, spokesman Greg Chin told The Associated Press.
Passengers and crew exited the plane on the airfield and were evaluated by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Chin said. They were then bussed back to the terminal.
American Airlines said in a statement that all customers were offered hotel accommodations. The flight was rescheduled for Thursday morning.
It was not clear how many passengers were on the plane.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.kbtx.com/2022/10/13/miami-barbados-flight-evacuated-due-fumes-cabin/ | 2022-10-13 12:11:31 | 0 | https://www.kbtx.com/2022/10/13/miami-barbados-flight-evacuated-due-fumes-cabin/ |
Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson heard some complimentary words from quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday and he returned them during a press conference on Wednesday.
Wilson said he was honored to hear Rodgers compare him to Davante Adams and said that he expects to one day tell his children that he played with a quarterback of Rodgers’ caliber during his NFL career. Wilson added that he’s trying not to dwell on that aspect “because we’re going to work and he’s my teammate” in the Jets’ push to improve on last year’s results by ending the league’s longest playoff drought.
Wilson knows that the Rodgers acquisition ratchets up the pressure to achieve that success and said that he and the Jets are embracing that as they move toward the 2023 season.
“I’d be lying if I said we add someone
of Aaron Rodgers pedigree and the expectation doesn’t go up a little bit,” Wilson said, via SNY. “That’s how it is in this industry. We’re excited to have him and we know what comes with it. We know all of a sudden eyes are on us and we gotta back it up every time we take the field. Practice or game. We’re excited to prove that every week.”
The Jets are expected to be regulars in prime time during the regular season for the first time in a long time thanks to Rodgers’ arrival and their ability to rise to the occasion under the bright lights will determine whether the Rodgers trade goes down as a success or not in the long run. | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/garrett-wilson-expectation-goes-up-with-aaron-rodgers-were-excited-to-prove-ourselves-every-week | 2023-07-01 09:51:36 | 1 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/garrett-wilson-expectation-goes-up-with-aaron-rodgers-were-excited-to-prove-ourselves-every-week |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tiny neighborhood store in downtown Los Angeles sold the winning ticket for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion, the sixth largest in U.S. history and the third largest in the history of the game.
The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were: white balls 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red Powerball 24.
The winner can choose either the total jackpot paid out in yearly increments or a $558.1 million lump sum before taxes. Winners don’t have to come forward publicly but their names and the disposition of the money are public records, according to the California Lottery.
The winning ticket was sold at Las Palmitas Mini Market, which will receive a $1 million bonus from the lottery. The owner of the store is Maria Leticia Menjivar, lottery spokesperson Carolyn Becker said.
Lottery officials presented a giant symbolic check to the owner and her family, including her husband Navor Herrera, the manager, and hung signs saying “billionaire made here.”
Asked about the store’s million-dollar windfall, Herrera set his sights on the future.
“I have to make more bigger store, more items, good service for the people. That’s my thing now,” he said.
“The store is small” but the luck there is “big,” Herrera joked.
Located in the city’s Fashion District, the narrow minimarket is a few blocks from Skid Row’s scenes of homelessness and distress where thousands of people live in makeshift shanties that line entire blocks of the neighborhood.
The 107-block district is both a center of the West Coast apparel industry as well as a low-income area where small stores offer clothing, accessories and fabrics that spill onto sidewalks. Bargain-seekers flock to the district, but many storefronts are shuttered.
The winner must come forward to the California Lottery to claim the prize — and should consider hiring financial and legal advisers, spokesperson Carolyn Becker told reporters.
“And then we have to spend time vetting the winner to make sure it is the right person,” Becker said. “Integrity and transparency are incredibly important to us, so we will probably not know for months and months.”
A crush of reporters descended on the narrow minimarket, creating an early morning stir.
Lucy Jamil, who works nearby, came to the market after hearing the jackpot news.
“I’m very excited — very, very excited,” said Jamil, an employee at a store selling items such as backpacks, strollers and makeup boxes. “This morning when I woke up I was praying to God, you know, God willing it’s gonna be somebody who works over here.”
Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot beyond its earlier estimate of $1 billion to $1.08 billion at the time of the drawing, moving it from the seventh largest to the sixth largest U.S lottery jackpot ever won.
The game’s abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to build big prizes that draw more players.
The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion in November, also in California, making Thursday the second time in less than a year that someone in Los Angeles County has become a Powerball billionaire.
The last time anyone won the Powerball jackpot was on April 19 for a top prize of nearly $253 million.
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
___
Associated Press writers John Antczak and Amancai Biraben contributed.
___
This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Navor Herrera’s first name. It is Navor, not Nabor. It has also been corrected to show that Herrera is the store’s manager, not the owner. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/ap-the-wait-is-over-as-powerball-finally-has-a-winner-for-its-estimated-1-billion-jackpot/ | 2023-07-21 01:49:35 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/ap-the-wait-is-over-as-powerball-finally-has-a-winner-for-its-estimated-1-billion-jackpot/ |
WHL
All Times Local
Eastern Conference
Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Note: x - clinched playoff berth; y - clinched division; Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Sunday's results
Calgary 4 Swift Current 3
Saskatoon 5 Regina 2
Portland 3 Everett 1
Seattle 4 Tri-City 2
Tuesday's results
Brandon 4 Prince Albert 3
Winnipeg 3 Medicine Hat 1
Kamloops 3 Seattle 2 (SO)
Wednesday's results
Swift Current at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Kamloops at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Friday's games
Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Regina at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Everett at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Prince George at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Red Deer at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Regina at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Victoria, 6:05 p.m.
Portland at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Everett at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 4 p.m.
Brandon at Winnipeg, 5:05 p.m.
Prince George at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Kelowna at Tri-City, 4:05 p.m.
Spokane at Everett, 4:05 p.m. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17828250.php | 2023-03-09 03:27:00 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17828250.php |
Marlo Hampton is doubling down.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star is shading co-star Kandi Burruss once again in E! News' exclusive sneak peek at part three of the season 14 reunion. In the preview, host Andy Cohen brings up the duo's explosive Jamaica trip fight during which Marlo claimed Kandi isn't known outside of Atlanta.
"Do you really think Kandi is not worldwide?" Andy asks.
Marlo responds, "No, she's worldwide. It's just when I was saying it at the time I was saying you're not in the circles I'm in."
When Andy reminds her that Kandi's "got more Instagram followers than everyone combined," Marlo stands firm in her stance.
"When we go places—to Paris or London—I'm just saying we're in different circles," she adds. "But you're known worldwide."
Marlo further explains, "It's different. If me or Kandi right now go to Paris or London or something, I going to get in to certain doors Kandi would not be able to get into."
The statement elicits various reactions from the RHOA cast, but Kenya Moore is the most confused and fires back, "That's a lie. You sound crazy."
Kandi adds with a laugh, "Even Andy is looking baffled!"
Marlo says, "If I go into the music industry right now, into hip hop, it's going to be different doors than open for me. She's more hip hop. But I know if I walk into anyone from R&B, hip hop, I'm not going to have any pull."
See all of the Bravo stars' confused reactions to Marlo in the clip above.
Part three of The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion airs Sunday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. on Bravo.
(E! and Bravo are both part of the NBCUniversal family) | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1347540/rhoa-s-marlo-hampton-doubles-down-on-claim-she-s-more-worldwide-than-kandi-burruss | 2022-09-23 16:11:43 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1347540/rhoa-s-marlo-hampton-doubles-down-on-claim-she-s-more-worldwide-than-kandi-burruss |
NEW YORK (AP) _ BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (BKCC) on Wednesday reported a second-quarter loss of $2.5 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 8 cents per share.
The closed-end investment company posted revenue of $12.3 million in the period.
In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, the company's shares hit $3.85. A year ago, they were trading at $3.85.
_____
This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BKCC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BKCC | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/BlackRock-Kelso-Q2-Earnings-Snapshot-17349239.php | 2022-08-03 22:19:34 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/BlackRock-Kelso-Q2-Earnings-Snapshot-17349239.php |
(The Conversation) – Experts have long understood that snakes can feel sound vibrations through the ground – what we call “tactile” sensing – but we’ve puzzled over whether they can also hear airborne sound vibrations, and particularly over how they react to sounds.
In a new paper published in PLOS ONE, we conclude snakes use hearing to help them interpret the world, and finally dispel the myth that snakes are deaf to airborne sound.
Our research, which included 19 different snakes from seven species, reveals that not only do snakes have airborne hearing, but that different species react differently to what they hear.
Read more: 7 reasons Australia is the lucky country when it comes to snakes
How snakes respond to airborne and ground-borne sounds
Although seeing and tasting (the air) are the main ways snakes sense their environment, our study highlights that hearing still plays an important role in snakes’ sensory repertoire.
This makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. Snakes are susceptible to predators including monitor lizards, cats, dogs and other snakes. Hearing is an important sense for both predator avoidance and injury avoidance (such as being trodden on).
For our experiments, we collaborated with the Queensland University of Technology’s School of Creative Practice to fit-out a soundproof room and test one snake at a time.
Using silence as our control, we played one of three sounds, each including a range of frequencies: 1–150Hz, 150–300Hz and 300–450Hz. For comparison, the human voice range is about 100–250Hz, and birds chirp at about 8,000Hz.
In one previous study, researchers hung western diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox) in a steel mesh basket and observed their restricted behaviours in response to sound frequencies between 200Hz and 400Hz. In another, researchers surgically implanted electrodes into the brains of partially anaesthetised snakes, detecting electrical potentials in response to sound up to 600Hz.
But our research is the first to investigate how multiple snake species respond to sounds in a space where they can move freely. We also used an accelerometer to detect whether the sounds produced ground vibrations. In this way we confirmed the snakes were indeed registering airborne sounds, and not just feeling ground vibrations.
Do snakes move toward or away from sound?
Most of the snakes exhibited very different types of behaviours in sound trials compared to the control.
Woma pythons (Aspidites ramsayi) – a non-venomous snake found throughout Australia’s arid interior – significantly increased their movement in response to sound and actually approached it. They exhibited an interesting behaviour called “periscoping”, in which snakes raise the front third of their body in a manner that suggests curiosity.
In contrast, three other genera – Acanthophis (death adders), Oxyuranus (taipans) and Pseudonaja (brown snakes) – were more likely to move away from sound, signalling potential avoidance behaviour.
Death adders are ambush predators. They wait for their prey to come to them using the lure on their tail (which they wiggle to look like a worm), and they can’t travel quickly. So it makes sense they trended away from the sound. For them, survival means avoiding being trodden on by large vertebrates such as kangaroos, wombats or humans.
Brown snakes and taipans are active foragers that rapidly pursue their prey during the day. This means they may be vulnerable to daytime predators such as raptors. In our experiments, both of these snakes appeared to have acute senses. Taipans in particular were likely to display defensive and cautious behaviours in response to sound.Coastal taipans displayed cautious behaviours in response to sound.
Can snakes hear us?
Our study further debunks the myth that snakes are deaf. They can hear – just not as well as you or I. Snakes can only hear low frequencies, roughly below the 600Hz mark, whereas most of us can hear a much wider range. Snakes probably hear muffled versions of what we do.
So, can snakes hear us? The frequency of the human voice is about 100–250Hz, depending on sex. The sounds we played in our trials included these frequencies, and were played at a distance of 1.2m from the snakes at 85 decibels. This is about the amplitude of a loud voice.
The snakes in our study responded to this sound, and many significantly so. So it’s probably safe to say snakes can hear people speaking loudly or screaming. That doesn’t mean they can’t hear someone talking (a normal conversation is about 60 decibels) – we just didn’t test sound at this noise level. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/snakes-can-hear-you-scream-new-research-reveals/ | 2023-02-18 17:48:22 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/snakes-can-hear-you-scream-new-research-reveals/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James’ oldest son, Bronny, says he will play basketball at the University of Southern California in the fall.
Bronny James abruptly announced his much-anticipated decision on social media Saturday, about two hours before his father’s Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series.
The 18-year-old James was a McDonald’s All-American just like his father, but he was among the few uncommitted elite high school basketball prospects heading toward the summer. The namesake son of the top scorer in NBA history played at Sierra Canyon School, which is known for educating scions of the sports and entertainment industries in Chatsworth, an outer suburban neighborhood of Los Angeles.
James announced his decision by writing the Trojans’ school slogan, “Fight On,” below a photo of himself wearing his high school uniform in the Trojans’ locker room at the Galen Center.
James and his Sierra Canyon team played at the arena last January, beating a team from Georgia’s Wheeler High School led by elite recruit Isaiah Collier — who is now James’ teammate at USC.
After choosing to stay close to home for college, the 6-foot-3 guard will join an already loaded Trojans roster coming off the school’s third straight NCAA Tournament appearance under coach Andy Enfield.
Several key contributors to last season’s team are returning, headlined by star guard Boogie Ellis. USC also will have guard Collier, one of the top recruits in the current high school class.
Many recruiting observers wondered whether USC’s strong roster at guard would dissuade Bronny James from staying in Los Angeles for college, perhaps steering him toward Oregon or to an alternative to college. Instead, the son of the four-time NBA champion and league MVP didn’t back down from the challenge of contributing to USC’s current surge to national prominence.
The younger James’ full name is LeBron James Jr., but he’s much better known by his family nickname. His younger brother, 15-year-old Bryce, is also an elite collegiate prospect at Sierra Canyon.
LeBron James has been an active, supportive parent for his sons’ basketball dreams. He also has frequently mentioned his desire to play in the NBA alongside Bronny, even though the logistics of such a dream would be daunting.
Last month, James spent the Saturday between the Lakers’ 81st and 82nd games of the regular season flying back and forth to Portland. James made the one-day trip with his mother, his wife and kids Bryce and Zhuri to watch Bronny play in the Nike Hoop Summit for Team USA.
The final game of Bronny’s high school career was important enough to drive James through the weariness of an NBA season and onto a plane for the lengthy trek back and forth
“I wasn’t going to miss it,” James said. “I understand how important fatherhood is, just coming from a no-father household. … We always try to support each other in all our endeavors. I’m only as good as my family.”
___
AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 | https://www.wdtn.com/sports/ap-sports/lebron-james-son-bronny-commits-to-play-basketball-at-usc/ | 2023-05-07 00:33:46 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/sports/ap-sports/lebron-james-son-bronny-commits-to-play-basketball-at-usc/ |
Almost from the start of his tenure this year as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington, D.C., weighty legal issues arrived on the desk of James "Jeb" Boasberg.
Boasberg, 60, presides over a building where trials of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are underway, as are grand jury investigations of former President Trump.
In one of his first official acts, Chief Judge Boasberg issued what could become a landmark ruling that directs former Vice President Mike Pence to testify about his contacts with Trump in the days before the insurrection.
The decision, which is still sealed, turned away an executive privilege challenge from Trump, but honored some boundaries Pence tried to erect in terms of his role presiding over the Senate on that chaotic day. Pence recently announced he would not appeal, setting up the prospect he could within weeks tell a grand jury about the pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 election.
Former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said based on what he's read, Boasberg's decision is both proper and savvy, because it deftly recognizes complex legal issues and shortcuts Trump's efforts at delay.
"You know it kind of gives everybody what they're entitled to under the law but it keeps matters moving forward," said Kirschner, who supervised Boasberg decades ago when they were homicide prosecutors in the District.
Kirschner said Boasberg, who boasts degrees from Yale and Oxford University, made a good trial lawyer because he can connect with people from all walks of life. Indeed, the new chief judge often walks down the courthouse corridors, greeting prosecutors, defense lawyers and courthouse staffers by name.
Boasberg also remains close to the lawyers he met in that homicide section in the 1990s. One of them is Ronald Machen. They shared an office and played basketball every Wednesday back in those days.
"And he was good," Machen said. "I mean he's a tall guy and played at Yale and was very successful....I couldn't believe it, he was actually pretty good."
Those basketball-playing days are over after the judge's athletic pursuits helped contribute to a knee replacement several years ago, another friend said.
Boasberg started his judicial career in the D.C. Superior Court, where he was appointed by then-President George W. Bush. Years later, President Obama elevated him to a seat on the federal court, where he won unanimous confirmation by the Senate in 2011. He also served on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court during a period where the FBI faced harsh criticism for submitting inaccurate applications to the court.
Boasberg has since become one of the top feeder judges in the U.S., sending many of his young clerks onto clerkships at the Supreme Court.
"You know this is a guy that's devoted his life to public service, that could probably be the managing partner of any firm in the city making millions of dollars but he has devoted his life to serving people," Machen said.
Boasberg's friend and former colleague Amy Jeffress said the judge is known for following the law, even when it produces unexpected results. She cited his decision last year throwing out the Justice Department's civil lawsuit against casino mogul Steve Wynn for his failure to register as an agent of China, a move that has the potential to defang DOJ's enforcement efforts.
"While the goals of FARA are laudable, this Court is bound to apply the statute as interpreted by the D.C. Circuit and that requires dismissal," Boasberg wrote.
The judge cited a decades-old court precedent and quoted former appeals court Judge Robert Bork, a pillar of the conservative legal community.
Collegiality is a priority for Boasberg and for his tenure on the court, said fellow U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich. Last month, they traveled together to Yale for a conversation with other judges about "crossing divides."
An online notice about the program said the focus would be "their approach to judging in partisan times, their experiences on the federal bench, and their shared commitment to the rule of law."
"We socialize with each other and we genuinely respect each other," Friedrich said in an interview this week. "You can become better lawyers and better people by listening to the other side."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wvasfm.org/politics/politics/2023-04-10/meet-the-chief-federal-judge-overseeing-several-high-profile-trump-grand-jury-probes | 2023-04-10 12:12:45 | 0 | https://www.wvasfm.org/politics/politics/2023-04-10/meet-the-chief-federal-judge-overseeing-several-high-profile-trump-grand-jury-probes |
***Innovative multinational company conquers the second most populous country in the world with its public access and residential developments
***Cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Goa, Hosur, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, will get to experience a tropical paradise.
MIAMI, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crystal Lagoons has broken its own record, this time, signing its biggest ever contract to bring idyllic beach life to the world's second most populous country, India. The contract includes 100 Public Access Lagoons™ Projects, also called PAL™ developments, and real estate projects for a maximum period of 20 years.
The deal covers 26 of India's 28 states and was signed with Champions Group, one of India's and Asia's leading conglomerates with businesses interests in the real estate, infrastructure, hospitality, automotive, finance, medical products, technology, media, fashion and lifestyle industries. Hema Malini Nidamanuri, CEO of Champions Group, was named as one of the "Top 50 CEOs" by CEO Magazine.
Through its partnership with Crystal Lagoons, Champions Group seeks to set up a new real estate portfolio, with projects designed for the high-income segment that involve paying a membership fee, something akin to a traditional country club. These projects will then be developed to cover other market segments.
These complexes will provide a source of entertainment in a country that culturally values water activities in cities. In fact, more than 80% of India's population is Hindu, a religion that considers water to be a vital element of life.
With these projects, inhabitants of coastal and inland cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Calcutta, Goa, Hosur, Chennai and Hyderabad will have the opportunity to experience a tropical paradise on their doorstep for the price of an entrance ticket.
The developments will start in the south of the country, which attracts most tourists and has a tropical climate. It will leverage the sustainable aspect of Crystal Lagoons® technology, which can make use of any type of water, consumes 30 times less water than a golf course and only half that of a park of the same size.
The projects include space for hotels, multi-family areas, stores, restaurants, recreational and entertainment activities, commercial and leisure infrastructure around the crystalline waters. The PAL™ developments will be open all year round and are expected to welcome over 500,000 visitors annually, always being mindful to not overcrowd the beaches, maintaining a minimum of 3-4 square meters per person.
"This agreement to develop 100 PAL™ and real estate projects is proof that our turquoise-water lagoons concept works, particularly the public access model. It also demonstrates why PAL™ projects make up 800 of our 1,015 Crystal Lagoons resorts worldwide, at different stages of development," said Alastair Sinclair, regional director of Crystal Lagoons.
"PAL™ developments provide a safe and inclusive way to enjoy the water and change people's lives in cities. It's the same as what happened 200 years ago, when the first urban parks were created meaning the general public didn't have to travel to a forest on the outskirts of the city to connect with nature. Today, every city in the world has parks and green areas. The same phenomenon is occurring with public access complexes, which integrate the concept of the ocean and the beach into city design," Sinclair said.
Contact: press@crystal-lagoons.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Crystal Lagoons | https://www.wkyt.com/prnewswire/2022/11/28/crystal-lagoons-arrives-india-with-100-public-access-lagoons-real-estate-projects/ | 2022-11-28 16:01:02 | 0 | https://www.wkyt.com/prnewswire/2022/11/28/crystal-lagoons-arrives-india-with-100-public-access-lagoons-real-estate-projects/ |
New solution provides granular visibility, behavior analytics and deep insights about customers and competitors at any location
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbital Insight, the leader in geospatial intelligence, today announced the launch of Site Intelligence, which provides behavior analysis and uncovers patterns of life for site selection, competitor and customer intelligence at locations worldwide. Designed for complex analysis across sectors, Site Intelligence leverages machine learning to analyze human behavior and understand business activity at any area of interest. With Site Intelligence, companies gain near real-time visibility as well as access to trends over time that allow them to make informed business decisions, including forecasting, site development, acquisition due diligence, customer loyalty, migration patterns, and site performance.
Orbital Insight's Site Intelligence solution draws from multiple data sources—such as anonymized cell phone data, vehicle GPS data, satellite imagery, and demographics data—and applies Orbital Insight's custom-built algorithms to connect the dots between human behavior and physical locations. These customizable insights arm analysts, data scientists, and executives with critical knowledge related to customer, competitor, and market trends. For example, Site Intelligence can help businesses build alternative forecasting models using location data as a critical component to their model, or identify optimal sites for development based on human behavior like visitation paths, dwell time, cross-shopping and revisits.
"The value proposition of location intelligence has never been stronger than right now," said Kevin O'Brien, CEO of Orbital Insight. "As businesses around the globe continue to navigate unpredictable times, our new Site Intelligence solution gives them objective answers to the questions they're asking about their business models, competition in the market, and trends shaping their industry. We're ready and excited to help our customers uncover these insights so they can make better, more data-driven decisions."
Geolocation data is becoming increasingly more mainstream in usage and utility across all industries. Now 95% of executives in the retail, financial services, real estate, and tourism industries believe geospatial data is important in achieving desired business results today. Orbital Insight is already working alongside industry leaders such as RBC Capital Markets, Avison Young, and OPIS to help them utilize geolocation data algorithms to make better informed business decisions and strengthen client advising.
Amidst rising gas price volatility, Dow Jones company OPIS has been using Orbital Insight to embed location data within its market share calculations. By geofencing every gas station in the US, OPIS developed a complete and unbiased view of gas station and convenience store traffic and market share to measure pricing effectiveness, price elasticity and market growth through geospatial intelligence.
"Orbital Insight has been a great partner to OPIS providing high quality location-based information supported by a top-notch data science and customer service team. Combining this intelligence with our internal data allows us to provide the convenience store industry with unprecedented insight into performance and customer behavior scorecards," said Fred Rozell, President at OPIS.
For real estate intelligence, Avison Young has leveraged Orbital Insight's geolocation data to track foot traffic in office buildings across 20 cities, equipping building owners, tenants, and investors with real-time visibility into the return to the office.
"Orbital Insight's Site Intelligence powered by GO platform enables Avison Young to create enhanced data-driven approaches for site selection, property monitoring, and market intelligence. Leveraging the real-time indicators has been a game changer for achieving our client's unique and rapidly transforming goals," said Julian Adams, Principal, Data Science at Avison Young.
Orbital Insight's products go through a rigorous ethics process; to learn more about Orbital Insight's framework please click the following link: ethics framework. The solution is now available in Orbital Insight's GO platform for all customers.
To learn more about Orbital Insight and its products and services, visit www.orbitalinsight.com or contact insight@orbitalinsight.com.
Orbital Insight is the geospatial software and analytics company that helps organizations understand what's happening on and to the Earth. Customers including Unilever, Airbus, RBC Capital Markets, The World Bank, and the U.S. Department of Defense use Orbital Insight's self-service analytics platform to make smarter business decisions, build sustainable supply chains, and improve national security. For more information, visit www.orbitalinsight.com.
Mission North for Orbital Insight
orbitalinsight@missionnorth.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Orbital Insight | https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/06/14/orbital-insight-launches-site-intelligence-solution-help-financial-services-travel-entertainment-other-organizations-make-data-driven-decisions/ | 2022-06-14 14:50:34 | 0 | https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/06/14/orbital-insight-launches-site-intelligence-solution-help-financial-services-travel-entertainment-other-organizations-make-data-driven-decisions/ |
Alyson Fouse serves as showrunner; premieres spring 2023
ATLANTA , Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bounce, the popular broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, today announced a partnership with MGM to produce a new original series, "Act Your Age."
The multiple-camera, half-hour comedy tells the story of three vibrant, successful Washington D.C./Northern Virginia-area women in their 50's who are each at a personal crossroads and who decide the best way forward in life is together. "Act Your Age" stars Kym Whitley ("Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Next Friday," "Young and Hungry") and Tisha Campbell ("Uncoupled," "My Wife and Kids," "Dr. Ken") with special guest star Yvette Nicole Brown ("Community," "The Mayor," "Big Shot").
Whitley plays Bernadette, a successful, no-nonsense real estate developer. Campbell plays Keisha, the wild card of the group who is always up to something, and Brown plays Angela, the former First Lady of Norfolk, Virginia, who is looking to redefine her life after being widowed by her husband, a revered career politician.
The multi-generational sitcom also features Mariah Robinson ("The Wrong Valentine") and Nathan Anderson ("All About the Washingtons," "Richie Rich,") as the 20-something children of Angela and Bernadette, respectively.
Alyson Fouse ("Big Shot," "Everybody Hates Chris," "The Wanda Sykes Show") created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series is produced by Mark Burnett, Barry Poznick and Bradley Gardner ("Hot in Cleveland") and co-executive producer Ken Ornstein ("Everybody Loves Raymond").
The 16-episode first season of "Act Your Age" has begun production in Los Angeles and will premiere on Bounce in the spring of 2023.
"The opportunity to do 'Act Your Age' with Kym, Tisha and Yvette on Bounce, a network that has made me feel so comfortable being my authentic self, means the world to me," said Fouse. "We've built a world where the stories of Black women in the prime of their lives can be both funny and heartfelt; a world where individually they shine but they also show support for one another. 'Act Your Age' is a celebration of the Black women who have loved, raised, befriended and held me up through the years and it honors and salutes the ones who have inspired me."
"Partnering with MGM Television, working with top showrunner Alyson Fouse, and attracting immensely popular and talented actors Kym Whitley, Tisha Campbell and Yvette Nicole Brown are game-changing and huge steps forward for Bounce originals," said David Hudson, vice president of original programming, Scripps Networks.
"Act Your Age" is the newest Bounce original series, joining "Johnson," the critically acclaimed hit show focusing on four lifelong best friends, and "Finding Happy," starring B. Simone as a mid-30s woman determined to change her life for the better. Both of these shows come from Eric C. Rhone's & Cedric The Entertainer's production company, A Bird And A Bear Entertainment.
About Bounce
Bounce (@bouncetv) features a programming mix of original series and movies, theatrical motion pictures, off network series, specials and events designed for African American audiences. Bounce is available to 98% of U.S. television homes free and over the air with a digital antenna, on cable, on DISH channel 359, DIRECTV channel 82, over the top on Roku, Pluto TV and Apple TV; on mobile devices via the Bounce app; and on the web via BounceTV.com. Bounce XL, Scripps Networks' newest free ad-supported television (FAST) channel, is available on Samsung TV Plus, Pluto TV and Xumo. Bounce is part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).
ABOUT MGM
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content across all platforms. The company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content as well as the premium pay television network EPIX, which is available throughout the U.S. via cable, satellite, telco and digital distributors. In addition, MGM has investments in numerous other television channels, digital platforms and interactive ventures and is producing premium short-form content for distribution. For more information, visit www.mgm.com [mgm.com].
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Bounce | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/prnewswire/2022/11/17/bounce-mgm-partner-new-original-comedy-series-act-your-age-starring-kym-whitley-tisha-campbell-with-special-guest-star-yvette-nicole-brown/ | 2022-11-17 17:56:43 | 0 | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/prnewswire/2022/11/17/bounce-mgm-partner-new-original-comedy-series-act-your-age-starring-kym-whitley-tisha-campbell-with-special-guest-star-yvette-nicole-brown/ |
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court sentenced a former health minister to probation and a fine on Monday for obstructing justice in connection with the protracted extradition case against a former teacher accused of sexually abusing her students in Australia.
Yaakov Litzman, a former health minister and longtime ally of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, resigned from parliament earlier this year after striking a plea deal with prosecutors. He was accused of pressuring ministry employees to alter psychiatric evaluations to make it appear that Malka Leifer was unfit to stand trial.
Leifer was extradited to Australia in January 2021 after a six-year legal battle that strained relations between the two countries and angered Australia's Jewish community. Leifer has pleaded not guilty to the charges and her trial is expected to start later this month.
Litzman was health minister during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic but resigned in April 2020 in the face of a public uproar over his handling of the crisis. He was charged with fraud and breach of trust earlier this year, but pleaded guilty to the breach of trust charge in the Leifer case.
In Monday's hearing, the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court upheld the plea deal and sentenced Litzman to eight months of probation and a $900 fine.
He and Leifer are members of the country’s insular ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Last year, then-Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said Litzman had used his position “to advance the interests of private individuals.”
As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped charges that Litzman used his influence to prevent a friend’s deli from being shut down over health concerns.
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel said the court's acceptance of the “lenient and shameful" plea deal erodes public trust and law enforcement's ability to perform its duty. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Israeli-ex-minister-sentenced-over-Australia-sex-17358901.php | 2022-08-08 15:33:37 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Israeli-ex-minister-sentenced-over-Australia-sex-17358901.php |
Which golf impact bag is best?
You can have the most expensive set of clubs and golf balls in the world, use golf tees made of ebony and ivory and hire the best training staff you can find but if you don’t practice then it’s all for nothing. As an outdoor game, it can be saddening to wake up to heavy rain when you had intended to hit the range. With a golf impact bag, you can get in all your practice indoors. Don’t worry — you can use them outside too.
The best golf impact bag is the Impact Bags Dr. Gary Wiren Impact Bag Golf Impact Training Aid. This mightily constructed golf impact bag is one of the most durable around — able to take repeated and hard smacks to its side. It can also be filled with any material you like to tailor your resistance exactly how you like it.
What to know before you buy a golf impact bag
Material
Golf impact bags are usually made of one of two materials: vinyl and canvas.
Vinyl: Vinyl is the most often used material thanks to its high durability against repeated impacts. Many golf impact bags are also waterproof to resist the elements and especially any dew left on the grass beneath them. Just don’t leave them outside as the elements can still wear them down quickly.
Canvas: Canvas bags are all about the feel of impact and they sacrifice some longevity for the sake of it. They don’t have the same general durability and aren’t waterproof, so make sure you at least place them on dry grass or ground.
Stuffing
Very few golf impact bags come pre-stuffed, opting instead to allow you to fill them with materials you choose to provide a custom type of resistance that feels best for you. See the FAQ section below for an idea of the type of stuffings most golfers use.
What to look for in a quality golf impact bag
Shape and size
Most golf impact bags are cylinders about a foot tall or slightly smaller with diameters of 15-18 inches. A few do come in box shapes if you prefer, in roughly the same sizes. The effect of the size and shape is to change the level of resistance you feel on impact; the bigger the bag the more resistance you feel but the more you increase the chances of harming your golf club. Stuffing is the biggest risk factor for golf club damage though.
Targets
Most golf impact bags include a design that is intended to give you something to aim for. Some only have one while others have four — one every 90 degrees. If having a target is important to you, then pick one with four at every 90 degrees. This is because striking the same area over and over can hasten the breakdown of a bag; you’ll want to turn it 90 degrees every few strikes whether it has targets or not.
How much you can expect to spend on a golf impact bag
One of the best parts about golf impact bags is their low price compared to most any other piece of golf equipment as you can find low-end golf impact bags for $20 or less. If you’re a little more serious about your game, you could spend up to $30-$40 for one of the better available options.
Golf impact bag FAQ
What should you stuff your new golf impact bag with?
A. The best part about stuffing a golf impact bag is that you can stuff it with just about anything that can’t break and will provide resistance. Most golfers stuff their golf impact bags with towels, but pillows, foam pieces, and even T-shirts are other popular picks. Make sure to never use sand or other hard materials, as they could break your golf club on impact.
Are golf impact bags a superior practice than hitting golf balls at the range?
A. Yes and no. Golf impact bags are intended to strengthen your swing by building the muscles involved; the resistance of hitting the bag jolts the muscles and causes them to tear. Their biggest weakness is they don’t help with accuracy since there’s no ball to observe after the swing. Using one at home is also better than skipping a practice session due to inclement weather.
What’s the best golf impact bag to buy?
Top golf impact bag
Impact Bags Dr. Gary Wiren Impact Bag Golf Impact Training Aid
What you need to know: This golf impact bag is the best of the best due to its sturdy construction.
What you’ll love: The bag can be filled with anything you’d like to fill it with, so the impact feeling is customizable.
What you should consider: Make sure to position this golf impact bag’s zipper away from where you intend on hitting the bag; otherwise, you could hit it right off.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top golf impact bag for the money
Amazingli Golf Impact Power Smash Bag
You need to know: This budget golf impact bag is for anyone who wants to improve but isn’t serious about being professional.
What you’ll love: When the weather outside is frightful, this golf impact bag is perfect for indoor practice.
What you should consider: You get what you pay for with this golf impact bag’s seams; too many pure power hits can rip them open.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Partage Smash Bag Golf Hitting Bag Golf Impact Swing Trainer
What you need to know: This is a nice, middle-ground option for those who want to save a little money but still need a higher-end performance.
What you’ll love: This golf impact bag has a plastic buckle at the end that holds the bag in place with a stick. It helps to keep the bag in place during training.
What you should consider: This bag can only be filled with soft things like old clothes or towels. This bag can’t be filled with sand.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews.
Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals.
Jordan Woika writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money.
Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved. | https://cbs4indy.com/reviews/br/sports-fitness-br/golf-br/best-golf-impact-bag/ | 2022-11-19 23:38:09 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/reviews/br/sports-fitness-br/golf-br/best-golf-impact-bag/ |
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
It's a bit of a scandal in the world of Black hair care, which is, as we all well know, a very serious business. And it began, as scandals so often do, with a tweet. A Twitter user named @AshTheDonLeon asked the little girls who had been chosen as models for various hair relaxer brands that were popular in the 1990s to show themselves to show how they look today. And many of them did. And many of them also revealed - are you ready for this? - many of them were not actually relaxing their hair. Those silky, glossy ponytails and updos, those tight cornrows and curls were achieved with a hot comb and mousse. Really. Needless to say, Black Twitter has had quite a bit to say about this.
Adama Munu has been keeping track and wrote about this for Refinery29, and she is with us now to tell us more. Adama Munu, thanks so much for joining us and for writing about all this and bringing us up to date.
ADAMA MUNU: Thank you so much for reading it and inviting me on to speak.
MARTIN: So, Adama, you grew up in the U.K., but your experience was the same as that of many girls here in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. You wanted that box. I mean, somebody once - I can't remember who - called it the creamy crack. You wrote in your piece, like many other Black girls growing up in the '90s, there was only one box that I was excited to receive outside of Christmas or Eid - an at-home relaxer kit. As briefly as you can, can you explain to people who don't know why this was exciting?
MUNU: It was exciting primarily because I, like many other Black girls growing up in the U.K. and primarily in the Western world, we saw advertisements and hair commercials that featured young white women who often would say to us that they were worth it and - simply because they had straighter hair. And, I kid you not, I can still remember the pangs that I felt in my chest when I'd see advertisements like that as a 5-year-old. So what I'm saying is, I came into this world understanding that my beauty, my default was not considered beautiful or valuable by wider society. And so the poster girls for the relaxer kits were the closest thing, I think, for me and other girls my age group to what we saw on television. But that was something that gave us a sense of pride because we saw girls that looked like us that had value, which is why they were on those boxes.
MARTIN: So how did it come out that at least some of the girls weren't actually using relaxer? I mean, some of the responses, actually, I have to say, were quite hilarious to me. One of the girls who came forward said, look, here I am today, a successful artist wearing 40 bussdowns (ph) on national TV, still with no actual perm in my head. #ThemBoxesBeLying.
So how did it come out? Was it that they just sold - did they just kind of, I don't know, blow the whistle on themselves? Like, how did it happen?
MUNU: You know what it is with Black Twitter - it's just that there's this flow where anything can happen. I think there was so much momentum in the celebration of these girls. We got to humanize them. We got to know that they're still around, and they're doing very well for themselves. And, I mean, there wasn't too much mention about the fact that, at least initially, that they had straight hair. It's just that we marveled at the fact that they are still here and may have - or were part of our childhood.
But I think that it was something that they may have felt on their own part to put out, particularly because we are in the midst of a natural hair movement or even post-natural hair movement. So maybe they just felt compelled to say, look, by the by, this is something you didn't know. And we want you to be aware of that. We have social media now where we get to admit and to be - open up to some of the things in the past that were once obscure.
MARTIN: And as you pointed out in your piece, some people were a little upset to hear this. And you said this riled some of us online, perplexed us, even. Tell me a little bit about some of the responses to this.
MUNU: I mean, there was one tweet that comes to mind where somebody was like, I feel bamboozled. We need to get that reparations check back. We need to get that money back. And I'm thinking to myself, that's your mom's money. Let's start with that. And there were all sorts of memes where people were like, oh, oop (ph) or ouch. So, I mean, people were able to make light of the fact that this was something they did not know.
There were other responses where people had this suspicion that some of these girls weren't relaxing their hair. That was also very interesting, I found. And yet there were others who were really, really mad. And so what initially started thoroughly as something very celebratory soon ended up becoming quite heavy as we realized the nuance of that memory of wanting to be like these girls. The memorialization was not as linear as we thought it was going to be.
MARTIN: There's a reminder that there was something kind of personal and painful about this. Tell me a little bit about the pain part. Like, what do you think this kind of opened up, in a way? Even though it was kind of funny, but this did open up something a little bit personal and painful. So could you just tell a little bit about, like, what is that pain piece that it opened up?
MUNU: So when I think about this thread, you know, in that moment when we saw these girls, there was this joy. But we quickly came to the realization that there were these emotions of insecurity and inadequacy that also accompany these memories. And so when these women revealed - or at least some of these women revealed that they didn't perm their hair, it kind of harked us back to those feelings of inadequacy and feelings of having to go through something to acquire something that wasn't even actualized in truth. So I think that's what the thread really spoke to.
MARTIN: Part of the reason this was sold to kids - used on kids is that it was said that it didn't have lye in it, which - lye is a very strong chemical, you know, used to straighten hair. But it's not - it wasn't fun. Like, it wasn't a fun experience. Do you remember it being, like, not so fun? Like, it was nerve-racking, right? The stuff smells bad, and, you know, you could really hurt yourself with that stuff. That - you went through all that and - I guess the question is, for what? Like, you have to change yourself to be acceptable. You think that's sort of part of it?
MUNU: That's a huge part of it. We all remember those burns. And just for the record, I'm not against women choosing to relax their hair. If that is something that women want to do, then they - I think we've earned the right to have that choice, as long as we're cognizant of the fact that the relationship between these relaxer kits and the idea of Eurocentricism (ph) as the default is never going to go away. These two ideals are very, very uniquely bound. But I do think that the idea of us going through a process like that, as young as we were, for the purpose of fitting in, for the purpose of feeling adequate and sufficient, it's a very huge thing to experience for someone who has not lived that long.
MARTIN: Adama, do you mind if I put you on the spot and ask, how do you wear your hair now? You don't have to tell me 'cause this is the radio, so I wouldn't know. You could tell me anything.
MUNU: (Laughter).
MARTIN: But do you mind if I ask?
MUNU: No, it's absolutely fine. I mean, I veil. I'm a Black Muslim woman. But I wear my hair naturally. I didn't always cover, so my perspective of this is quite interesting as it does have a private component. But I also understand the very public nature of hair as well.
MARTIN: Well, thanks for talking to us about this. Adama Munu is a writer and a producer. She wrote about the - well, the piece that we're talking about is "Wait, Were The '90s Hair Relaxer Girls Natural All Along?" And we found that piece in Refinery29, and we actually reached her in Istanbul. Adama Munu, thanks so much for talking to us.
MUNU: Thank you.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.kvpr.org/2022-10-16/it-turns-out-the-models-for-many-relaxer-brands-in-the-90s-didnt-use-those-products | 2022-10-21 08:10:27 | 1 | https://www.kvpr.org/2022-10-16/it-turns-out-the-models-for-many-relaxer-brands-in-the-90s-didnt-use-those-products |
DEAR HELOISE: Here’s my rescue kitty, Amadeo, perched upon my staghorn plant. He is always looking for trouble. — Trudy Nisco, Fountain Valley, California Readers, to see Amadeo and our other Pet Pals, go to Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.” Do you have a furry friend to share with our readers? Send a photo and a brief description to Heloise@Heloise.com. — Heloise(tncms-asset)c6a1f07c-00f3-11e9-8090-00163ec2aa77[0](/tncms-asset) .
DEAR HELOISE: After adopting my rescue dog last year, I noticed when buying her cushioned beds, the washing instructions said to throw the whole bed into the washing machine! I don’t know about your house, but my washer cannot handle a whole dog bed, and it’s inconvenient and expensive to take them to the laundromat. So, I took a couple of my old, pretty tablecloths, cut them up and sewed big “pillowcases” that are open on one end where the beds can slip into. This way, I just slip off the cover whenever they start to get smelly, and my washer can handle that job just fine.
Another benefit is that during the warmer months, lying on cotton fabric has got to be cooler than lying on a fleece-covered bed.
— Karen S., Oxnard, California
Green light
DEAR HELOISE: In a recent column, Ellen W. says that she puts a green bulb in her porch light to identify her house. Great idea, especially since a green light means the homeowner supports the U.S. military!
— Dan C., Canyon Country, California
Response to frustrated shopper
DEAR HELOISE: Good morning. While I understand how “Frustrated Shopper” disagrees with the favorable parking spots for “armchair shoppers,” I think the extra walking from spaces farther away benefits most people.
Further, to the shoppers who stop in the middle of the lots (often without turn signals or flashers on) to secure advantageous spots, please consider parking farther away. The extra steps will benefit you! Most lots have aisles in between parked cars for a safer passage inside the store. Trust me, unless you have ailments, you’ll feel better after the healthy little hikes.
— D.G., Chino Hills, California
More gifts for Grandma
DEAR HELOISE: I am a grandma who came up with a gift for my other grandma friends that they love and look forward to. They don’t need anything, but love to bake, so each one gets a bag of nuts — walnuts, pecans and almonds. Nuts are expensive, but they tend to go on sale before the holidays.
Other options would be vanilla or other baking supplies that someone on a fixed income might not buy themselves all the time. It makes gift-giving easy and appreciated. It is a gift that keeps on giving.
— A Grandma, via email
Getting water out of a pumpkin
DEAR HELOISE: Getting the water out of a fresh pumpkin is a problem.After I drain the cooked pumpkin in a strainer, I use my salad spinner. Place a small amount in the spinner at a time and process as you would salad. Works great!
— Chuck Gerringer, Findlay, Ohio
.
Send hints to Heloise, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001 or email Heloise@Heloise.com. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/heloise-making-pillowcases-for-a-dog-bed/article_1fd9a1d7-2f0f-5684-b1b5-c519c7532b8d.html | 2022-11-27 05:43:47 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/heloise-making-pillowcases-for-a-dog-bed/article_1fd9a1d7-2f0f-5684-b1b5-c519c7532b8d.html |
Parkland survivor: “Don’t wait until you are the one that has gun violence knocking on your door”
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Aalayah Eastmond was a Junior at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman opened fire five years ago, killing 17 - many of whom were her classmates.
She says it felt like a turning point for gun reform, but Monday’s shooting proves - there’s still a long road ahead.
“At this point, especially five years since Parkland we should be seeing a decrease of gun violence in this country, but where we’re experiencing the complete opposite, an increase,” said Eastmond. “So especially for survivors and people that have lost loved ones to this to this disease of gun violence, it’s definitely very difficult.”
In the five years since the Parkland shooting - congress has passed the Bi-Partisan Safer Communities Act, but otherwise there’s been little legislative headway on the gun reform front.
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown blames the gun lobby.
“I just don’t understand why the gun lobby is so strong here that we can’t even pass a ban on assault weapons,” said Brown. “Assault weapons are designed for war to kill as many people as possible in the shortest period of time. Why do we still let people buy those”
While it is unclear what type of weapon the Michigan State shooter used to carry out his attack - we do know it was a deadly one.
“Another space that is supposed to be about community and togetherness, shattered by bullets and bloodshed,” said Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Michigan Republican Congresswoman Lisa McClain praised the first responders, saying quote “there are no words to describe how heartbroken I am about the shooting. This was an act of senseless and horrific violence”
It’s a senseless violence that has cast a pall over Aalayah and her generation.
“Don’t wait until you are the one that has gun violence knocking on your door. Step up and take action now because our children are dying at disproportionate rates,” said Eastmond.
According to the US gun violence archive, Tuesday marks 67th mass shooting this year.
Copyright 2023 Gray DC. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2023/02/14/parkland-survivor-dont-wait-until-you-are-one-that-has-gun-violence-knocking-your-door/ | 2023-02-14 22:57:46 | 0 | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2023/02/14/parkland-survivor-dont-wait-until-you-are-one-that-has-gun-violence-knocking-your-door/ |
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government said Thursday it was responding to “deeply shocking” revelations that debt-collectors working for British Gas broke into customers’ homes to install prepay gas meters that left vulnerable people at risk of having their heating cut off.
British Gas’ parent company, Centrica PLC, said it had halted the “unacceptable” practice. The country’s energy regulator launched an investigation.
The Times of London reported that debt collectors obtained court warrants to enter the homes of people who had fallen behind on their energy bills. They installed meters that make customers pay upfront for their gas supply — if they don’t, they are cut off. The practice allows firms to get around rules that limit the circumstances in which they can cut off supplies to customers who are in debt.
The newspaper said an undercover reporter working for debt collection agency Arvato Financial Solutions accompanied agents to enter homes and “force fit” the meters. The newspaper said the customers included a single father with three young children whose door was forced open by a locksmith and a mother with a 4-week-old baby.
The Times said that in the first 11 months of 2022, energy firms applied for 345,000 warrants to force entry into U.K. homes.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman, Max Blain, called the report “deeply shocking and concerning.”
“Vulnerable families should not be treated so poorly,” he said. Energy Minister Graham Stuart summoned British Gas representatives for a meeting on Thursday, the government said.
Britain’s energy regulator, Ofgem, said it was investigating what it called “extremely serious allegations.”
Centrica CEO Chris O’Shea said that “protecting vulnerable customers is an absolute priority, and we have clear processes and policies to ensure we manage customer debt carefully and safely.”
“The allegations around our third-party contractor Arvato are unacceptable and we immediately suspended their warrant activity,” he said.
Arvato Financial Solutions said it “acts compliantly at all times in accordance with the regulatory requirements in the areas in which we are operationally active.”
“We treat customers with whom we come into contact with respect and assess their individual needs at the time of our visit,” the company said in a statement. “If there has been any verbal or any other type of misconduct by individual employees, we deeply regret it.”
Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, said that the report showed the need for “a formal inquiry into the prepayment meters scandal and the role of the courts in enabling this practice.”
Domestic energy bills in Britain skyrocketed after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, and resulting Western sanctions on Moscow sent global oil and gas prices soaring. Wholesale gas prices have since fallen back, but critics say energy firms aren’t passing the benefit on to customers.
Shell reported Thursday that its annual profits doubled to a record high of $39.9 billion last year.
The U.K. government has given households at least 400 pounds ($500) off their energy bills for six months, but the support is due to be scaled back in April. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/ap-british-gas-sorry-its-agents-broke-into-customers-homes/ | 2023-02-02 16:38:54 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/ap-british-gas-sorry-its-agents-broke-into-customers-homes/ |
Which tools to improve your volleyball skills are best?
It’s never too late to begin training for a new season or to improve your volleyball technique. Volleyball requires agility, precision, hand-eye coordination and power. These skills don’t come from a basic workout or conditioning. Practicing drills and honing in on maneuvers offer the growth and strength needed for a solid performance on the court. There are tools available tailored to the specific drills of volleyball practice. Identifying your needs helps you land the most suitable equipment.
Shop this article: Vb Star Volleyball Training Equipment Aid, Tobwolf Volleyball Training Resistance Band and Boulder Badminton Pickleball Net
What to consider before purchasing volleyball training equipment
- Your current level: Assessing where you are in your volleyball career helps you narrow down your choices for equipment. If you are a beginner, a training set used for all the maneuvers of volleyball suits your needs best. For advanced players, a piece of equipment geared to a specific skill you’ve targeted for improvement gives you a better value.
- Your volleyball goals: A recreational player who prefers a pick-up game once in a while may prefer training equipment that is more relaxed. Consider a volleyball net to share with friends and family. A pre-professional player may opt for equipment that is more tailored and concentrated on perfecting a drill.
FAQ
How do I prevent injury when training and playing volleyball?
A. Stretching before you begin practice prepares your muscles for the drills. Additionally, drink plenty of water before, during and after practice. This can prevent cramps that could lead to injury.
Can I practice volleyball on grass?
A. Yes, volleyball is playable on grass. It’s a suitable alternative to a traditional court.
Best training equipment
Vb Star Volleyball Training Equipment Aid
This set helps players tighten up arm maneuvers such as striking and setting. It comes with a waistband trainer that has an attached cord where the ball is placed and extended outward to mimic a serve or a spike. This cord is adjustable for various heights and levels. Additionally, the set includes setting straps that show players proper form and where to hit the ball on their hands. It’s intended for solo training.
Sold by Amazon
Pinsuko Volleyball Spike Trainer
This at-home trainer attaches to a basketball hoop and hangs at an adjustable length. It’s suited for players looking to improve spiking. It has no metal or buckles in the area near the spiking zone to avoid any injury or bruising after continued use. A large inflatable ball is included and should be put inside of the hoop to prevent any tangling when the player spikes the ball. The volleyball is included and is intended to react to small movements in order to improve the reaction time and reflexes of the player.
Sold by Amazon
Tobwolf Volleyball Training Resistance Band
This set of resistance bands attach at the ankles and wrists to strengthen the muscles needed for setting and general exercises. Created using natural rubber, the bands are adjustable to meet the height of the player. The bands hold the player in the proper form while training.
Sold by Amazon
Start Right Sports Volleyball Training Aid Original Spike Trainer
Made to improve the force of your strike, this foam head attaches to any extended pole such as a Broomhead, painting pole or PVC pipe. It grips the ball and makes it more difficult to strike than a normal trainer. This forces players to use their full strength and hit the ball harder.
Sold by Amazon
Skylety 4 Piece Volleyball Training Technique Setting Aid
The function of these training aids is to teach players where the ideal hand placement should be when hitting the ball in any exercise. The aids are adjustable and can be tighter or looser based on your comfort.
Sold by Amazon
Boulder Badminton Pickleball Net
For use in various sports, this net is also used for volleyball practice. Featured with adjustable stands to accommodate height and level, this net doesn’t require stakes or a complicated set up process. It comes with a carrying case for traveling.
Sold by Amazon
Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews.
Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals.
Isabella Acitelli writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money.
Copyright 2023 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved. | https://www.wjhl.com/reviews/br/sports-fitness-br/fitness-equipment-br/tools-to-improve-your-volleyball-skills/ | 2023-07-08 23:09:11 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/reviews/br/sports-fitness-br/fitness-equipment-br/tools-to-improve-your-volleyball-skills/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump answered questions for nearly seven hours Thursday during his second deposition in a legal battle with New York’s attorney general over his company’s business practices, reversing an earlier decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and remain silent.
The Republican met all day with lawyers for Attorney General Letitia James, who sued Trump last year. Her lawsuit claims Trump and his family misled banks and business associates by giving them false information about his net worth and the value of assets such as hotels and golf courses.
Shortly after Trump entered the Manhattan skyscraper that houses James’ offices, his attorney, Alina Habba, said he was “not only willing but also eager to testify.”
After the deposition was finished, a lawyer for Trump’s businesses, Christopher Kise, said the former president had spent nearly seven hours “describing in detail his extraordinary business success.”
“The transactions at the center of this case were wildly profitable for the banks and for the Trump entities,” Kise said. “When the facts of this success, and not politically engineered soundbites, are out in the open, everyone will scoff at the notion any fraud took place.”
The lawsuit is unrelated to the felony criminal charges filed against Trump by the Manhattan district attorney, which led last week to his historic arraignment, the first for a former president.
James declined to answer a question about the deposition at a news conference on an unrelated matter Wednesday.
Trump previously met with James’ lawyers Aug. 10, but refused to answer all but a few procedural questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment rights more than 400 times. At the time, James had not yet brought her lawsuit and it was unclear whether questions about the way Trump valued his company would become the basis of a criminal case.
“Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool,” he said in that deposition, which was recorded on video and later released publicly. Trump predicted a “renegade” prosecutor would try to make a criminal case out of his answers, if he gave them.
“One statement or answer that is ever so slightly off, just ever so slightly, by accident, by mistake, such as it was a sunny, beautiful day, when actually it was slightly overcast, would be met by law enforcement at a level seldom seen in this country, because I’ve experienced it,” he said.
Circumstances since then have changed. The criminal charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney focused on how the company accounted internally for payments to a lawyer, Michael Cohen, for his work paying off people not to go public with stories about extramarital sexual encounters Trump said never happened.
James’ lawsuit focused on allegations that Trump lied repeatedly about his own wealth and exaggerated the value of his assets on financial statements.
In a social media post Thursday morning, Trump called the suit “ridiculous, just like all of the other Election Interference cases being brought against me.”
He raised a fist as he left his apartment at Trump Tower in the morning, arriving by motorcade at the attorney general’s office around 9:40. The two sides took a break for lunch. Trump departed in the motorcade just before 6:15 p.m. and did not stop to speak to reporters.
The lawsuit James brought is scheduled to go to trial in October. Video recordings of Trump’s depositions could potentially be played at the trial, if the lawsuit is not settled.
Thursday’s deposition was conducted in private. | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/trump-set-to-give-2nd-deposition-in-new-york-fraud-lawsuit/ | 2023-04-14 02:26:11 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/trump-set-to-give-2nd-deposition-in-new-york-fraud-lawsuit/ |
In Sicily, record-breaking heat threatens a cooling tradition that has been handed down for generations. Every year in late July, a small village hikes to a mountain chasm for snow to make granita.
Joseph Leahy reports.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kanw.com/2023-07-27/extreme-heat-in-sicily-could-threaten-summer-tradition | 2023-07-27 18:42:53 | 0 | https://www.kanw.com/2023-07-27/extreme-heat-in-sicily-could-threaten-summer-tradition |
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber’s record-breaking pop hits from “Baby” to “Sorry” are no longer his after the superstar sold the rights to all his early career music.
The Canadian-American pop star’s six albums, including his most recent album “Justice,” are part of the massive catalog sale deal with Hipgnosis, a U.K-based music investment company.
Top artists like Sting, Bob Dylan and Shakira have in recent years sold rights to their catalogs for massive sums, but at 28 Bieber is the youngest superstar singer to do so. Hipgnosis acquired Shakira’s catalog in 2018.
Bieber’s publishing copyrights, songwriter’s ownership, master recordings and all rights of his entire catalog of recordings made through 2021 are now owned by Hipgnosis. That covers 290 titles, including hits like “Peaches” “Beauty and the Beat” music that Bieber has been releasing since he was 13.
The deal’s financial details have not been disclosed, but Billboard Magazine reports that the sale was worth an estimated $200 million.
“Justin is truly a once in a generation artist and that is reflected and acknowledged by the magnitude of this deal.” Scooter Braun, Bieber’s longtime manager, said in a statement Tuesday.
All of Bieber’s six official studio albums have been certified platinum or multiplatinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and he’s recorded 33 singles that have been designated platinum or multi-platinum globally. A song or album that sells more than a million copies receives platinum certification, while works that surpass two million sales become multiplatinum.
Bieber is the eighth most listened to artist in the world on Spotify, with 69 million monthly listeners and over 30 billion streams. His video for “Baby” has been streamed more than 2.9 billion times on YouTube.
“The impact of Justin Bieber on global culture over the last 14 years has truly been remarkable,” said Merck Mercuriadis, the founder of Hipgnosis Song Management.
Mercuriadis said that Bieber is a defining artist in the streaming age and “the acquisition ranks among the biggest deals ever made for an artist under the age of 70.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/ap-justin-bieber-sells-rights-to-baby-rest-of-music-catalog/ | 2023-01-26 11:23:30 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/ap-justin-bieber-sells-rights-to-baby-rest-of-music-catalog/ |
Nick Maton Player Prop Bets: Tigers vs. Rangers - May 29
Published: May. 29, 2023 at 5:23 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
On Monday, Nick Maton (.452 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 172 points above season-long percentage) and the Detroit Tigers play the Texas Rangers, whose starting pitcher will be Nathan Eovaldi. First pitch is at 1:10 PM ET.
He reached base in both of his plate appearances in his most recent game against the White Sox.
Nick Maton Game Info & Props vs. the Rangers
- Game Day: Monday, May 29, 2023
- Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Comerica Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Rangers Starter: Nathan Eovaldi
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -133)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +700)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +250)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +180)
Looking to place a prop bet on Nick Maton? Check out what's available at BetMGM and sign up with this link!
Discover More About This Game
Nick Maton At The Plate
- Maton has five doubles, five home runs and 22 walks while hitting .158.
- Maton has gotten a hit in 16 of 47 games this year (34.0%), including five multi-hit games (10.6%).
- In 10.6% of his games this season, he has hit a home run, and 3.2% of his trips to the dish.
- Maton has had an RBI in 11 games this year (23.4%), including three multi-RBI outings (6.4%). He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in three contests.
- He has scored in 15 of 47 games so far this year.
Ready to play FanDuel Daily Fantasy? Get in the game using our link.
Nick Maton Home/Away Batting Splits
Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Rangers have the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.72).
- Rangers pitchers combine to allow the second-fewest home runs in baseball (50 total, one per game).
- Eovaldi (6-2 with a 2.60 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 69 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rangers, his 11th of the season.
- The right-hander's last appearance came on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he threw nine innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing six hits.
- The 33-year-old's 2.60 ERA ranks seventh, .966 WHIP ranks fifth, and 8.6 K/9 ranks 35th among qualifying pitchers this season.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | https://www.wnem.com/sports/betting/2023/05/29/nick-maton-mlb-player-prop-bets/ | 2023-05-29 11:14:35 | 0 | https://www.wnem.com/sports/betting/2023/05/29/nick-maton-mlb-player-prop-bets/ |
Which Christmas Squishmallows are best?
Trying to find the perfect gift every Christmas season is daunting, especially as the list of people you need to get gifts for grows. Among the best low-cost gifts are Squishmallows, with bonus points given to Squishmallows with designs that match the season.
Squishmallows are essentially big stuffed pillows that are perfect for clutching to tightly on a bad day or for adorning shelves, beds and other furniture. Besides basic animals, there are also plenty of Squishmallows made of well-known characters such as Mickey Mouse.
What to know before you buy a Christmas Squishmallow
Size
Squishmallows come in several sizes, with the dimension listed always being the height. Most Squishmallows are under 1 foot tall at 3.5, 5, 8 and 10 inches, though some are a little taller at 14 or 16 inches.
Cost
Christmas Squishmallows typically cost $15-$40, with larger and rarer Squishmallows and Squishmallow sets, costing the most. You can also find Christmas Squishmallows sold on secondary markets, though the cost of even used secondary Christmas Squishmallows can easily exceed $100.
What are the best Christmas Squishmallows to buy?
This Squishmallow is the big man himself, and one of many ways that the real Santa Claus keeps an eye on people for his naughty and nice list. It’s 10 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
This miniature Santa Claus has a happier look on his face. It probably represents how good he feels to have finished delivering presents to the entire world. It’s 4.5 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Elliot the Christmas Elf
This Squishmallow is taking a break from all the work in Santa’s Workshop to visit you. Make sure to be a proper host and offer him plenty of cookies. It’s 8 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Emmy the Christmas Elf
When Emmy saw Elliot sneak away from the Workshop, she thought she would do the same. Keep her with Elliot so they have company on the trek back. It’s 8 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
This Squishmallow is the perfect companion for watching all the best children’s holiday specials such as “Jack Frost†and, of course, the story this Squishmallow represents. It’s 8 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Clarice the Reindeer
This Squishmallow is the female companion to Rudolph as seen in the old “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer†animated film. Get her with the Rudolph Squishmallow so they aren’t lonely. It’s 8 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
This Squishmallow is yet another character from the classic “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.†He always wanted to be a dentist, so consider him for any dentists you know. It’s 8 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Mickey Mouse With Santa Hat
This Mickey Squishmallow is the perfect gift for Disney fans, especially for those who like to watch old Disney movies such as “Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas.†It’s 8 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Minnie Mouse With Earmuffs
This Minnie Squishmallow is ready to join Mickey for all their favorite holiday events thanks to her earmuffs and Christmas-themed outfit. It’s 10 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
This Piglet Squishmallow loves nothing more than to stay home, where it’s safe and warm. It’s even warmer with his earmuffs and candy-cane-like scarf. It’s 8 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Benny the Bigfoot
This Squishmallow has the rare ability to only be seen by those who believe in him. Except for the Santa hat. That floats in midair when he’s invisible. It’s 12 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
This Squishmallow kitty is wearing a Christmas-tree-and-cat patterned sweater for the holidays. With that on, no way will it shed anywhere in your house. It’s 10 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
This Squishmallow had enough of listening to its cousin wondering about Tootsie Pops and decided to travel for the holidays. It’s 10 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Avery the Mallard
This Squishmallow is the perfect companion for duck hunters, especially as duck season goes on till January. But maybe don’t take them on the hunt. It’s 10 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
This mottled pink and purple unicorn is wearing some earmuffs to keep out the cold and holding a candy cane. It’s hard to say if the cane is for walking or eating. It’s 10 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
This Squishmallow is a little shy and likes to hide behind its gingerbread man scarf. Give it some time and it’ll come out of its shell. It’s 10 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Cookie the Flamingo
This Squishmallow is cute as can be with her yellow flower attached to her head. It’s 5 inches tall . Tuck her under the Christmas tree for a fun surprise.
Sold by Amazon
This Squishmallow is young and can’t sleep the night before Christmas from excitement. Give her to a child that feels the same way. It’s 10 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Galindo the Snowman
This snowman Squishmallow is all bundled up against the cold in its Santa hat and snowflake scarf. Bundle up with it close to the fireplace — but not too close. It’s 10 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow the Abominable Snowman
This snowman becomes best friends with Rudolph and the gang, so don’t let his monstrous look fool you. It’s 8 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Austin the Christmas Avocado
This Squishmallow has made it its mission to educate people on the kinds of healthy foods one can eat during the holiday season. Just don’t eat him. It’s 12 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Chantal the Holiday Cupcake
This Squishmallow is dead set on undoing all the healthy work Austin The Avocado tries to do. Austin doesn’t stand a chance. It’s 12 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Squishmallow Maui the Pineapple
This Squishmallow is used to tropical temperatures, so the cold of Christmas weather is hard to handle. Bundle up with it closely. It’s 12 inches tall.
Sold by Amazon
Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews.
Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals.
Jordan C. Woika writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money.
Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved. | https://www.yourbasin.com/reviews/br/toys-games-br/stuffed-animals-br/23-best-christmas-squishmallows/ | 2022-12-07 18:22:49 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/reviews/br/toys-games-br/stuffed-animals-br/23-best-christmas-squishmallows/ |
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A drunk driving crash knocked out power in a Rochester neighborhood over the weekend.
Forrest Skalicky, 27, of Rochester, is facing charges after he crashed a vehicle in the 900 block of Northern Valley Dr. NE.
People in the neighborhood found their electrical box had been driven over. Skalicky had a blood-alcohol level of .22. | https://www.kimt.com/news/olmsted-county/man-arrested-after-drunken-crash-knocks-out-power-in-rochester-neighborhood/article_0af6e1fc-d22c-11ed-9ac9-775f3a760574.html | 2023-04-03 15:37:42 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/olmsted-county/man-arrested-after-drunken-crash-knocks-out-power-in-rochester-neighborhood/article_0af6e1fc-d22c-11ed-9ac9-775f3a760574.html |
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. (KDVR) — What happens after a gun is used in a crime? The FOX31 Problem Solvers discovered that sometimes it can be complicated to track.
One handgun used by a teenager to shoot a police officer in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, in 2018 was traded with or sold to several other teens before a different man later used the weapon to shoot at a semi-truck driver in Aurora.
Evidence obtained by the Problem Solvers after both shooting cases were closed shows how a web of young people had access to the same gun, and that they used various methods, including Facebook, to get rid of it before it was linked to the crimes.
Social media often shows gun exchanges
“It’s a rather involved case in the sense that there were a lot of people that had possession of the firearm that was used after the shooting occurred,” said former Aurora Police Det. Andy McDermott, who worked as a lead investigator.
“It’s not unusual at all to see someone utilize a firearm in a crime and then pass that on only to receive another one,” McDermott said. “Sometimes, they’ll trade. Sometimes, they’ll purchase. Sometimes they’ll steal them, but it’s very common to see them exchanged, and we see a lot of that through social media.”
Police records say Angelo Alston had a Beretta 92FS handgun, and he tried to sell it for $400 on Facebook before police believe he used the same gun to shoot former Cherry Hills Village police officer Cory Sack during a 2018 home invasion and armed robbery.
Alston was 17 at the time of the shooting. Another teen immediately tried to get rid of the gun on Alston’s behalf. In October, a judge sentenced Alston to 44 years in prison.
“Any juvenile who thinks that they’re not going to be held accountable for a violent criminal offense — if they pull the trigger, if they commit an aggravated robbery — they need to know that the consequences are severe,” said 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner, who prosecuted the police shooting case. “They could be tried as adults if the situation warrants, and if not, there are still consequences that are coming down the line to them.”
How the gun went from teen to teen
According to recorded interrogation videos and police records, Alston handed the gun off to Angelo Herrera, who was 18 at the time of the shooting. Kellner said Herrera received a three-year prison sentence for selling the gun after the shooting.
Manuel Tolmich-Chavez, who was also 18 at the time, received the gun from Herrera, according to interrogation videos obtained by the Problem Solvers.
“He actually hit me up about the gun and said that one of his friends had it for sale and that they were trying to get rid of it for a low price,” he told McDermott during an interrogation. “I figured like, something’s wrong, you know? Something’s wrong,” he said, pointing out the type of weapon it was, a Beretta 92FS.
According to McDermott, the weapon is “a popular handgun among the general public,” but “it is a weapon that is rarely found in the street gang culture.”
Tolmich-Chavez told investigators when he accepted the gun, he was told it was “hot” and “just to get rid of it,” but he did not ask specific questions about where the gun had been or why it needed to be transferred to someone else.
Tolmich-Chavez said he did not know that the gun had been used to nearly kill a police officer, but he assumed that it was either stolen or had been used in a crime. He used Facebook to contact a 17-year-old to whom he transferred the gun.
“What you got to trade for Beretta92fs,” he wrote in a Facebook message to the boy. “I don’t got no pics It’s hot that’s why I need to dump it’s in good condition,” he wrote in a conversation with the boy.
After the trade, that boy told police he received $100 for passing the gun to Jovan Maciel, 22. Maciel used it to shoot at a semi-truck driver a few weeks after Sack was shot.
Maciel’s recorded interview indicated he “borrowed” the gun but “gave it back” to the 17-year-old “the next day.”
Maciel was sentenced to three years at a community corrections facility, according to Chris Hopper, a spokesperson for the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office that represents Adams County, where the crime happened.
Hopper said Tolmich-Chavez received a deferred sentence with three years of probation. However, if a defendant violates probation, they must serve the full sentence, Hopper said.
Three other teens were convicted and sentenced in relation to the Cherry Hills Village police officer’s shooting that led to the crime weapon getting passed around.
Caesar Navarro-Arriola, who was 15 at the time of the Sack shooting, received a five-year sentence in the Division of Youth Services for his involvement in that case, according to Kellner.
Carlos Hernandez-Carsi, who was 17 during the shooting, received two years of probation, and Luis Lorta-Reyes, who was 19 when the Sack was shot, received a two-year prison sentence, according to Kellner.
Federal technology used to crack the case
“Younger and younger people seem to be getting a hold of firearms a lot more easily than they used to or are just more willing to use firearms in crimes,” said David Booth, the special agent in charge of the Denver field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or the ATF.
“It’s absolutely concerning to us,” he said.
Booth said ATF’s National Integration Ballistic Information Network, a software repository for bullet-casing images collected from crime scenes, linked the gun used in the Sack shooting in Cherry Hills Village to the gun used to shoot at the semi-truck driver in Aurora.
Booth said the technology gives detectives a starting point for their investigation.
“The casings that are recovered from crime scenes just show that these two casings were fired from the same firearm. Sometimes, we can recover that firearm through an investigation, sometimes we can’t because it could be gone. It could be destroyed. It could be hidden, and sometimes, we’ll never find it,” he said.
No one ever recovered the firearm used to shoot Sack or to shoot at the semi-truck driver, McDermott said, but there was enough evidence to link the two crimes to the same gun and eventually determine who pulled the trigger in both cases.
“It was incredibly complex because we did not find anybody at the scene,” Kellner said of the Sack case. “We had to rely on both DNA analysis and firearms analysis to ultimately connect the dots and put the gun that shot Cory Sack in the hands of the shooter, Angelo Alston.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/crime/how-a-gun-used-to-shoot-an-officer-went-from-teen-to-teen/ | 2022-05-13 17:47:51 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/crime/how-a-gun-used-to-shoot-an-officer-went-from-teen-to-teen/ |
Acquisition significantly expands Flagship's portfolio of biomarker and analytics services
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flagship Biosciences, Inc., a leader in spatial biology and biomarker analytics services, announced the acquisition of Interpace Pharma Solutions® ("IPS"), a division of Interpace Biosciences and provider of cytogenetic, molecular pathology, and genomic profiling solutions. This acquisition follows a growth equity investment in Flagship from Ampersand Capital Partners, BroadOak Capital Partners, and Research Corporation Technologies. The strategic combination of Flagship and IPS creates a full repertoire of biomarker lab and analytic services to advance precision therapeutic development and adds a state-of-the-art laboratory in Research Triangle Park, NC.
Flagship Biosciences offers cutting-edge spatial biology services, powered by its patented AI image analysis technology that improves the accuracy of tissue-based pathology by delivering thousands of measurements on every cell and enabling the discovery of biomarkers that might be missed using traditional histology methods. Experts in pathology and regulatory strategy, the team at Flagship offers advanced end-to-end biomarker and analytics services to support drug trials, biomarker discovery, and clinical diagnostics. They also offer guidance in the development of companion diagnostics.
To better serve their biopharma and diagnostics clients, Flagship Biosciences will integrate the technologies and services of IPS to support all phases of clinical trials and diagnostic development in immuno-oncology, hematology, solid tumors, and various non-oncology sectors. Flagship Biosciences' expanded services menu will now include advanced molecular biomarker solutions, flow cytometry, cytogenetics, genomics, and bioinformatics solutions. New genomic profiling capabilities will enhance biomarker characterization and improve patient stratification for clinical trials and treatment selection.
"By combining these organizations, we create a single-source provider offering a larger range of biomarker and analytics services while maintaining and expanding the proven expertise of each laboratory," said Trevor Johnson, CEO at Flagship Biosciences. "This will allow our customers to gain deeper insights into their clinical projects through multiple biomarker testing paradigms with cohesive data and analytical capabilities, managed in a simplified project workflow."
To learn more about Flagship Biosciences, please visit flagshipbio.com.
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Flagship Biosciences, Inc. is a technology-driven tissue analysis services company delivering the most accurate and informative data available. We are revolutionizing tissue analysis to improve drug development and diagnostics using the power of AI with a consultative approach. Our services and technology dramatically improve on the data and interpretation from traditional pathology methods, eliminating variability associated with typical tissue assessments, and bringing new insights to tissue analysis results. We provide expert scientific consultation for every client. Our team interprets results, contextualizes tissue biology, and identifies the best course for success. For more information, please visit flagshipbio.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Based in Research Triangle Park, NC, Interpace Pharma Solutions provides complex molecular analysis services supporting clinical trials and diagnostic development. These services include genomic profiling, biomarker solutions, project and data management, bioinformatics analysis, and biorepository services.
Founded in 1988, Ampersand is a middle market private equity firm with more than $3 billion of assets under management dedicated to growth-oriented investments in the healthcare sector. With offices in Boston, MA and Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ampersand leverages a unique blend of private equity and operating experience to build value and drive superior long-term performance alongside its portfolio company management teams. Ampersand has helped build numerous market-leading companies across each of the firm's core healthcare sectors. Additional information about Ampersand is available at www.ampersandcapital.com.
BroadOak Capital Partners, with headquarters in Washington, DC, and San Francisco, is a life-sciences focused boutique financial institution that provides direct investment and investment banking services to companies in research tools and consumables, diagnostics, biopharma services, and adjacent markets. BroadOak has led or participated in investments in more than fifty companies across multiple funds and investment vehicles. Learn more about BroadOak at broadoak.com.
Research Corporation Technologies is a Tucson, Arizona based technology investment and management company that provides funding and development for promising life science and biomedical companies. RCT has assets of more than $500 million to advance technology and product development through flexible, long-term investment options. To learn more about RCT, see www.rctech.com.
Media contact
Name: Jason Amsbaugh
Email: info@sambasci.com
Phone: 833-467-2622
View original content:
SOURCE Flagship Biosciences, Inc. | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/prnewswire/2022/08/31/spatial-biology-cro-flagship-biosciences-acquires-pharma-services-business-interpace-biosciences/ | 2022-08-31 22:01:50 | 1 | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/prnewswire/2022/08/31/spatial-biology-cro-flagship-biosciences-acquires-pharma-services-business-interpace-biosciences/ |
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — A 66-year-old man from Fresno pleaded guilty on Monday to receipt and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Officials say on Jan. 3, 2020, a concerned citizen reported to law enforcement that Gary Lee Briggs appeared to be trying to lure an eight-year-old boy into Briggs’s apartment in Fresno. According to court documents when officers confronted Briggs, he reported that he planned to test his ability to withstand urges that attracted him to the boy.
Talbert says Briggs also admitted that Facebook recently terminated his account for having transmitted sexually explicit material on that platform.
Officials say Facebook separately had notified the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that Briggs’s Facebook account had been used to transmit sexually explicit images of minors from August through December 2019.
Briggs is scheduled to be sentenced before U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on Oct. 23, 2023. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/doj-fresno-sex-offender-used-boy-to-test-his-urges-pleads-guilty/ | 2023-07-10 22:18:30 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/doj-fresno-sex-offender-used-boy-to-test-his-urges-pleads-guilty/ |
(The Hill) – Chris Stirewalt, a former political editor at Fox News, said that a U.S. senator wanted him fired after the network made the decision to call Arizona for President Biden on election night in 2020.
“I never said that’s why they fired me. A lot of people said that’s why they fired me. I don’t care, they don’t owe me a job. Fox News doesn’t owe me a job. That’s OK. I had a great time at the network, I’m proud of all the work I did, I’m proud of the work that I did with other people. The news division of Fox was great when I was there,” Stirewalt said during an appearance on CNN this week.
The former top editor at Fox said he did not make the call himself but was rather “part of a decision desk team that made a call.”
“Lordy day, did people get very angry about that,” he continued. “I had one U.S. senator call for my firing and say we were engaged in a cover-up. I thought, ‘Are there ballots under the table that I haven’t looked at? What are you talking about?’”
Stirewalt was apparently referencing comments made by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) just days after the election saying he and other “knuckleheads” at the network should be fired.
The Arizona race call, which was made first by Fox, infuriated former President Trump and his allies on the night of the election.
Biden won the state with the help of Maricopa County, a highly populated area that includes Phoenix. Since the election, Arizona has also been the subject of controversy after various members of the GOP have called for election recounts.
Stirewalt was later laid off by the network in what it said was a post-election restructuring.
“As we conclude the 2020 election cycle, Fox News Digital has realigned its business and reporting structure to meet the demands of this new era,” Fox said at the time. “We are confident these changes will ensure the platform continues to deliver breakthrough reporting and insightful analysis surrounding major issues, both stateside and abroad.”
Earlier this year, Stirewalt was hired by startup cable channel NewsNation, which is owned by The Hill’s parent company, Nexstar Media, to serve as its top political editor.
He also testified before the select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and is currently promoting a new book about his life and career in politics and media. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/hill-politics/former-fox-editor-chris-stirewalt-senator-pressed-for-my-firing-after-arizona-election-call/ | 2022-08-25 17:55:29 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/hill-politics/former-fox-editor-chris-stirewalt-senator-pressed-for-my-firing-after-arizona-election-call/ |
DigitalBridge Credit to provide a significant capital investment to accelerate the deployment of fiber to underserved communities across the Great Lakes region
ELKHART, Ind., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Surf Internet, a leading fiber-optic high-speed internet service provider in the Great Lakes region, today announced that it has raised $100 million of debt financing from DigitalBridge Credit, a division of DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG). Surf Internet secured the new debt capital to support the Company's mission to transform broadband in the Great Lakes region by expanding its dense fiber networks into more communities. The debt raise comes alongside significant equity investment from the Company's existing sponsors Bain Capital and Post Road Group, and management team.
Surf Internet provides predominantly fiber-based, high-speed broadband to residential subscribers, businesses, educational institutions, and municipalities across Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. The Company was acquired by Bain Capital and Post Road Group in 2021 to capitalize on attractive growth opportunities in the region while strengthening its commitments to bridging the digital divide across the Midwest. Over the last two years, Surf has successfully bolstered its executive leadership team, completed an extensive rebranding, and secured grants with local municipalities to expand broadband access in the Great Lakes region. Surf now serves over 27,000 customers across 45 markets in Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. The Company offers residential speeds up to 10 gigs and has increased its fiber subscriber base sevenfold since the acquisition.
"We are thrilled to enter the next phase of expansion with highly experienced digital infrastructure investment partners who share our vision for building Surf into a leading fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) provider," said Gene Crusie, CEO of Surf Internet. "The addition of DigitalBridge Credit to our capital structure follows the tremendous support over the past several years from our equity partners, Bain Capital and Post Road Group, who remain committed to our growth strategy," added Ryan Delack, CFO of Surf Internet.
The new funding will support Surf's plan to expand its network into over 60 markets while strengthening its multigig capabilities. Surf is on pace to surpass 100,000 fiber passings in 2023 and has a pipeline of attractive build opportunities to roughly double its fiber passings through 2024.
"We are excited to partner with Surf Internet, Bain Capital, and Post Road Group in support of the next phase of fiber-to-the-premise buildouts in underserved U.S. markets," said Chris Moon, Managing Director at DigitalBridge Credit. "DigitalBridge believes that access to high-speed internet service is essential and, together with our partners, we are dedicated to supporting Surf's continued expansion."
"As we approach the 100,000 fiber passings milestone, partnering with DigitalBridge Credit will enable Surf to further accelerate its fiber network expansion. It's clear that the Surf Internet FTTP solution is resonating deeply with consumers and businesses across the Midwest, and we see significant opportunities for continued, attractive edge-outs in 2023 and beyond," added David Haswell, a Vice President at Bain Capital.
"This transaction with DigitalBridge Credit continues our multi-year partnership with Surf's outstanding management team and will catalyze the Company's next phase of growth, as it expands its fiber network to additional underserved communities across the Midwest," said Andrew Runk, Managing Director at Post Road Group.
The transaction closed on February 3rd, 2023. Houlihan Lokey served as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent to Surf Internet and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel. White & Case served as legal counsel to DigitalBridge Credit.
About Surf Internet
Surf Internet is an innovative fiber-optic internet company that serves as the essential gateway to connectivity across the Great Lakes region of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The company is building a bridge to the wide-open future by delivering high-speed, reliable internet to homes and businesses in underserved, rural communities. Surf's 140-plus person team is local, giving them an edge when it comes to customer care and advocacy for the region. Headquartered in Elkhart, Ind., Surf also has offices in La Porte, Ind., Byron Center and Fowlerville, Mich., and Coal City and Rock Falls, Ill. Learn more at https://surfinternet.com.
About DigitalBridge Credit
DigitalBridge Credit offers senior and junior debt financing for digital infrastructure companies in North America and Europe and is a separately managed division of DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG), a leading global digital infrastructure investment firm. With a heritage of over 25 years investing in and operating businesses across the digital ecosystem including cell towers, data centers, fiber, small cells, and edge infrastructure, the DigitalBridge team manages a $50 billion portfolio of digital infrastructure assets on behalf of its limited partners and shareholders. Headquartered in Boca Raton, DigitalBridge has key offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Luxembourg, and Singapore. For more information, visit: www.digitalbridge.com.
About Bain Capital
Bain Capital, LP is one of the world's leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Since our founding in 1984, we've applied our insight and experience to organically expand into numerous asset classes including private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital, real estate and other strategic areas of focus. The firm has offices on four continents, more than 1,500 employees and approximately $160 billion in assets under management. To learn more, visit www.baincapital.com.
About Post Road Group
Post Road Group is an alternative investment advisory firm with ~$1.4 billion of assets under management, located in Stamford, CT. Post Road originates and executes investments across four distinct but complementary strategies: Corporate, Real Estate Credit, Real Estate Equity and Specialty Finance. Since its founding in 2015, the firm has invested and committed over $2.3 billion of capital. To learn more, visit www.postroadgroup.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Surf Internet | https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2023/02/08/surf-internet-secures-100-million-debt-investment-support-continued-network-expansion-across-great-lakes-region/ | 2023-02-08 22:26:33 | 1 | https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2023/02/08/surf-internet-secures-100-million-debt-investment-support-continued-network-expansion-across-great-lakes-region/ |
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
© 2022 Good Karma Brands Milwaukee, LLC. | https://wtmj.com/sports/2022/05/19/ap-top-sports-news-at-209-a-m-edt-22/ | 2022-05-19 11:15:21 | 0 | https://wtmj.com/sports/2022/05/19/ap-top-sports-news-at-209-a-m-edt-22/ |
Cloud-native SaaS product, DATAMARK VEP, to be accessed by 43 PSAPS throughout the State
SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DATAMARK, the public safety geographic information systems (GIS) team of Michael Baker International, announced today that the firm has been selected by the State of Idaho to provide Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) software and professional consulting services. The three-year contract will run through January 2026.
"The team at DATAMARK has established itself as the go-to authority on GIS data for Public Safety, supporting addressing authorities, Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and GIS analysts in the successful transition to NG9-1-1," said Robert Murphy, Director of Business Development at DATAMARK. "The State of Idaho sought a cloud-based solution that provides local PSAPs with tools to perform GIS edits, validations and data aggregation, an ideal fit for our DATAMARK VEP (Validate - Edit - Provision) cloud-native software-as-a-service (SaaS) product. Our entire team looks forward to growing our partnership with the State for its statewide NG9-1-1 efforts."
As part of the contract with the State of Idaho, DATAMARK will provide 43 PSAPs with access to DATAMARK VEP Editor for local GIS data maintenance and validations. Local data will be aggregated to six regional aggregators and then to a statewide GIS aggregated dataset to support statewide NG9-1-1 deployment. Local users will be provided with this cloud-native NG9-1-1 GIS solution to perform unlimited validations, boundary reconciliation, and aggregation. DATAMARK will also provide Professional Consulting Services to the State of Idaho to build a sustainable NG9-1-1 GIS plan, including workflows, policies and funding.
DATAMARK's proven data remediation process leverages its cloud native VEP to ensure data meets National Emergency Number Association (NENA) standards. GIS data is used to support mission critical public safety systems to include NG9-1-1, call-handling-systems, computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location systems. DATAMARK's VEP solution provides users with the ability to run validations as often as they need and supports complex implementation models.
About DATAMARK
As trusted advisors in public safety, DATAMARK brings comprehensive, real-world expertise in police, fire, EMS and 9-1-1 leadership roles to Next Generation 9-1-1 transitions. The DATAMARK team leads the industry by shaping rules and legislation, and by building a suite of products and services that ensure accurate emergency response location data in life-critical situations. DATAMARK empowers its team and stakeholder partners to foster trusted relationships and cultivate data integrity for informed decision making. DATAMARK, the public safety GIS team of Michael Baker International, has decades of proven experience in mission-critical government addressing projects. The team works with clients to solve their complex needs, from data quality checks and addressing to workflow analysis and more. Learn more about the company at www.datamarkgis.com and follow DATAMARK on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
About Michael Baker International
Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services spanning four distinct Verticals: Infrastructure, Design-Build Services, Federal Programs and Services and Consulting and Technology Solutions (CTS). The firm's Practices encompass all facets of infrastructure, including design and civil engineering for diverse bridge, highway, water, rail and transit and aviation projects, as well as planning, architecture, environmental and construction and program management. For more than 80 years, the company has been a trusted partner to clients, providing comprehensive services and solutions, delivering expertise and quality, and embracing emerging technologies and the latest innovations – like intelligent transportation, engineered models and public safety software as a service (SaaS).
The firm's more than 3,500 employees across nearly 100 locations are committed to Making a Difference for clients and communities through a culture of innovation, collaboration and technological advancement while Reimagining Michael Baker to become a full-service engineering and consulting firm over the next five years.
To learn more, visit https://mbakerintl.com/.
Contact: Julia Covelli
julia.covelli@mbakerintl.com
(866) 293-4609
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE DATAMARK | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2023/01/17/datamark-selected-by-state-idaho-provide-ng9-1-1-software-professional-consulting-services/ | 2023-01-17 20:14:19 | 0 | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2023/01/17/datamark-selected-by-state-idaho-provide-ng9-1-1-software-professional-consulting-services/ |
Donnelley Financial Solutions Ranked as #59 Among U.S. Companies Recognized for Employee Sentiment and Satisfaction
CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN) today announced it has been named to the Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® list by Newsweek. The 2022 Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® list is the result of a collaboration between the iconic magazine and Best Practice Institute (BPI), a leadership development and benchmark research company.
The results were determined after surveying more than 1.4 million employees from businesses with workforces varying in size from 50 to more than 10,000. The list recognizes companies that put respect, caring, and appreciation for their employees at the center of their business model and, in doing so, have earned the loyalty and respect of the people who work for them.
Within the survey, DFIN scored high ratings in the areas of Trust, Teamwork and Competence. "Creating a strong culture in which the wellbeing of employees is a strategic priority has allowed us to transform our business and drive value for clients, employees, and shareholders. We are glad that employees appreciate the investments," said Dan Leib, DFIN President and Chief Executive Officer.
How positive workers feel about their future at the company, career achievement, how much employer values align with employee values, respect at all levels, and the level of collaboration at the firm were the five critical areas measured to gauge employee sentiment. In addition, areas such as inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging, and company response and adaptability to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as return-to-office rules, were identified and analyzed in relation to the five critical areas measured.
"As a result of 'The Great Resignation,' more companies recognize the importance of focusing on employee satisfaction to not only attract but retain top talent," said Nancy Cooper, Global Editor in Chief, Newsweek. "The businesses on this year's list clearly demonstrated that commitment."
"The companies on this list represent the best at placing love at the center of their employee's experience," said Louis Carter, CEO, Best Practice Institute. "The number of applications this year and analysis of survey data reinforces our original findings that love is the strongest predictor of the strength of a company's culture, employee engagement, and satisfaction."
For the full Newsweek list of 2022's Most Loved Workplaces, please visit https://www.newsweek.com/rankings/americas-100-most-loved-workplaces-2022.
To identify the top 100 companies for the Newsweek ranking, companies were evaluated and scored as follows: 35 percent of the initial score was based on employee survey responses; 25 percent was derived from analysis of external public ratings from sites such as Comparably, Careerbliss, Glassdoor, Indeed and Google; and 40 percent came from direct interviews with and written responses from company officials. Newsweek then conducted additional research into every company on the list, as well as the top runners up, to determine the final list of 100 companies and their ranking. (The list includes both U.S. firms and companies with a strong U.S. presence that are based overseas.)
DFIN is a leading global risk and compliance solutions company. We provide domain expertise, enterprise software and data analytics for every stage of our clients' business and investment lifecycles. Markets fluctuate, regulations evolve, technology advances, and through it all, DFIN delivers confidence with the right solutions in moments that matter. Learn about DFIN's end-to-end risk and compliance solutions online at DFINsolutions.com or you can also follow us on Twitter @DFINSolutions or on LinkedIn.
Newsweek is the modern global digital news organization built around the iconic, over 85-year-old American magazine. Newsweek reaches 100 million people each month with its thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia.
Best Practice Institute is an award-winning leadership and organization development center, benchmark research company, think tank, and solutions provider. BPI is the certifying body for Most Loved Workplace® and conducted the original research to create the model and criteria for becoming a Most Loved Workplace®. BPI's research proves that Most Loved Workplaces® produce 3-4 times better customer service, employee performance, and retention than companies not loved by their employees.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Donnelley Financial Solutions | https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/10/06/donnelley-financial-solutions-named-newsweeks-list-top-100-most-loved-workplaces-2022/ | 2022-10-06 13:46:39 | 1 | https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/10/06/donnelley-financial-solutions-named-newsweeks-list-top-100-most-loved-workplaces-2022/ |
A church in New Hampshire offers the use of ayahuasca. It's one of a small but growing number of retreats where people can use hallucinogens.
Copyright 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio
A church in New Hampshire offers the use of ayahuasca. It's one of a small but growing number of retreats where people can use hallucinogens.
Copyright 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio | https://www.mainepublic.org/2022-08-19/the-psychedelic-ayahuasca-is-easier-to-find-even-though-its-legality-is-questionable | 2022-08-19 10:45:37 | 0 | https://www.mainepublic.org/2022-08-19/the-psychedelic-ayahuasca-is-easier-to-find-even-though-its-legality-is-questionable |
Stapleton Law Offices attorney receives award
Scott Stapleton, an injury attorney at Stapleton Law Offices in Huntington, has been chosen by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the 2023 “Top 100” attorneys.
Click here to stay informed and subscribe to Herald-Dispatch.
Click #isupportlocal for more information on supporting our local journalists.
Learn more about HD Media
Scott Stapleton, an injury attorney at Stapleton Law Offices in Huntington, has been chosen by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the 2023 “Top 100” attorneys.
The National Trial Lawyers is a professional, invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from across the country who exemplify superior qualifications as civil plaintiff and criminal defense trial lawyers.
Stapleton has handled thousands of cases and obtained millions of dollars in compensation for his clients. His practice focuses on car accidents, semi-truck accidents, motorcycle wrecks, premises injury liability, animal attacks and general personal injury litigation.
Born and raised in Huntington, Stapleton graduated with honors from Marshall University with a degree in accounting and from the George Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C.
Stapleton Law Offices is a family-based, three-attorney law firm in Huntington that has been serving the Tri-State since 1979. Stapleton Law primarily represents clients from West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.
Fred has been in the newspaper industry for 30+ years. He continues to be excited to bring readers news that only comes thru local journalism. “Being able to share the passion felt by entrepreneurs in our community with readers is exciting,” he said.
{{description}}
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Thank you.
Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
A receipt was sent to your email. | https://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/personnel/article_9be983f5-7524-5f40-8e5d-a0a54d2fdad8.html | 2023-05-07 06:01:31 | 1 | https://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/personnel/article_9be983f5-7524-5f40-8e5d-a0a54d2fdad8.html |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police body camera video released Tuesday showed the chaotic moments when police arrived at the scene of a mass shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, as the shooter they couldn’t see from the street rained bullets down on them.
The videos, taken from two wounded officers’ lapels, offer a rare perspective of police officers responding to a massacre that killed five and injured eight others Monday. One, a rookie officer, was shot in the head within minutes of arriving at the scene, as his partner was grazed by a bullet and sought cover while still trying to take down the shooter.
Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey walked reporters through edited footage and still photos at a new conference Tuesday and praised the responding officers for their heroism.
They received the call of a shooting at Old National Bank at 8:38 a.m., and the two officers arrived three minutes later, according to a chronology provided by police. They hadn’t even gotten out of the patrol car when the gunman began firing on them.
“Back up, back up, back up,” one officer shouted as gunshots thundered in the background.
One still image from surveillance video showed the 25-year-old shooter, who worked at the bank, holding a rifle, wearing jeans, a blue button-down shirt and sneakers, surrounded by broken glass inside the building. He had already shot numerous people inside, and police said he set up an ambush position to attack officers as they arrived.
The front doors were glass, elevated from the sidewalk, and because of the reflection, the officers could not see the shooter inside, Humphrey said. But he could see them.
Officer Cory Galloway retrieved a rifle from the trunk of the patrol car.
“Cover for me,” he said, and they reported to dispatch that there had been shots fired.
Galloway was training rookie Officer Nickolas Wilt, who had graduated from the police academy just 10 days earlier. The videos showed them walking up the stairs toward the front door when the gunman fired a barrage of bullets.
Wilt was shot in the head, though that was not captured on video. Galloway was grazed in the shoulder, police said. His body camera showed that he fell and then took cover behind a concrete planter at the bottom of the staircase leading to the building. Sirens from the dozens of police cars coming toward them wailed in the background.
“The shooter has an angle on that officer,” he said in the video recording. “We need to get up there. I don’t know where he’s at, the glass is blocking him.”
A video taken by a bystander across the street, which police also released Tuesday, showed him darting back and forth from one side of the planter to another, trying to get a shot at the gunman.
He waited, and as other officers arrived, more gunshots rang out and glass shattered.
Galloway fired toward the gunman at 8:44 a.m., three minutes after arriving.
“I think I got him down! I think he’s down!” he shouted. “Suspect down! Get the officer!”
He advanced into the building, and shards of glass crunched under his feet. The video then showed Galloway approaching the suspect, who lay on the ground inside the lobby next to a long rifle.
“I think you can see the tension in that video,” Humphrey said Tuesday. “You can understand the stress that those officers are going through. … They did absolutely exactly what they needed to do to save lives. Once officers arrived on scene, not another person was shot.”
Wilt was transported in the back of a police car to a hospital, Humphrey said. In the chaotic first minutes, police treated and triaged the victims inside. Humphrey said the ambulance service was short-staffed, so a police lieutenant drove the ambulance while emergency crews treated people at the scene.
Wilt was still in critical but stable condition Tuesday, according to University of Louisville Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jason Smith.
Two of the four wounded still in the hospital had injuries that were not life-threatening, Smith said.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said it was crucial to release the footage because “transparency is important — even more so in a time of crisis.”
Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said at a news conference that bank employee Connor Sturgeon, 25, bought the AR-15 assault-style rifle used in the attack at a local dealership on April 4.
Armed with the rifle, Sturgeon killed his co-workers — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack.
“We do know this was targeted. He knew those individuals, of course, because he worked there,” Gwinn-Villaroel said, but didn’t give an indication of a motive behind the shooting.
Gwinn-Villaroel praised the “heroic actions” of officers who engaged the shooter without hesitation when they arrived.
“They went towards danger in order to save and preserve life,” she said. “They stopped the threat so other lives could be saved. No hesitation, and they did what they were called do to.”
The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) to the south.
In Louisville, five Old National Bank employees were killed: Joshua Barrick, 40, a senior vice president; Tommy Elliott, 63, also a senior vice president; Jim Tutt Jr., 64, a commercial real estate market executive; Juliana Farmer, 45, a loan analyst; and Deana Eckert, 57, an executive administrative officer.
The mayor urged unity as the community processes its grief, over this shooting and the many other spasms of gun violence that have stunned this city.
“We’re all feeling shaken by this, and scared and angry and a lot of other things too,” Greenberg said. “It’s important that we come together as a community to process this tragedy in particular but not just this tragedy because the reality is that we have already lost 40 people to gun violence in Louisville this year.”
___
Associated Press reporter John Raby contributed from Charleston, West Virginia, and Jonathan Mattise from Nashville, Tennessee. | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/ap-us-news/chief-outlook-hopeful-for-officer-hit-in-mass-shooting/ | 2023-04-12 10:25:54 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/ap-us-news/chief-outlook-hopeful-for-officer-hit-in-mass-shooting/ |
- Partnering with ESG Book, the new scoring system will provide ESG insights into the world's largest corporations through a user-friendly traffic light system
- Launch comes as research finds 61% of investors consider ESG before buying a stock, with one in four (25%) looking to screen out firms with poor ESG scores
- Almost half (54%) of retail investors see environmental as the most important element of ESG, followed by governance (33%) and social (12%)
HOBOKEN, N.J., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- eToro, the social investing network, announced today the introduction of ESG scores for over 2,700 stocks on its platform enabling its users to consider environmental, social, and governance factors when building their portfolios.
Partnering with ESG Book, a global leader in ESG data and technology, eToro will provide insights into the world's largest corporations through a user-friendly traffic light system, with assets labeled as green, amber or red based on their overall ESG rating.
In addition, 'business involvement flags'(1) will show if more than 5% of a company's revenues are associated with one of 13 different areas that may be considered ethically problematic by some investors, such as investment in adult entertainment, fossil fuels, guns or tobacco.
"eToro believes in the power of the regular retail investor, and we are always tailoring our offerings to serve this growing investor class," said Lule Demmissie, US CEO of eToro. "ESG scores provide our customers access to information about companies not typically accounted for in traditional financial analysis. Every investor's decision-making process is different, and ESG scores play a valuable role in putting more knowledge and control in the hands of the customer who wants to factor ESG into their investment thesis."
The launch comes as a recent survey(2) of 10,000 retail investors revealed that three in five (61%) sometimes or always consider ESG factors before investing, with almost half (54%) viewing environmental performance as most important, and fewer prioritizing governance (33%) and social (12%). When asked why they assess ESG credentials, roughly one in three (30%) see a direct correlation with financial performance, while 25% look to screen out companies with poor scores.
Retail investors were also asked about the biggest obstacle to adopting an ESG-focused investment strategy. The most common response was that the cost-of-living crisis is forcing them to focus on the most profitable companies regardless of ESG performance, with one in four (24%) citing this. Slightly fewer (22%) say concerns over greenwashing are a barrier, while 20% worry about the lack of standardization in ESG scores.
The research revealed a discrepancy in attitudes to ESG amongst different age groups, with the youngest investors (18-34) much more likely (40% vs 12%) to 'always' consider ESG when investing compared to the oldest group (over-55s). Attitudes to 'E', 'S' or 'G' also vary by age, with the youngest cohort more likely than the oldest to prioritize governance (42% vs 30%). When it comes to environmental, 57% of over-55s prioritize it versus 46% of 18-34s.
Dr Daniel Klier, CEO at ESG Book, said: "Retail investors are increasingly looking for greater transparency on the sustainability impacts of their investments, driven by growing awareness that positive ESG performance can improve returns. Our new partnership with eToro will enable more investors to access high-quality ESG scores for better decision-making, helping to align capital to more sustainable outcomes."
Calculated by ESG Book, the ESG scores combine the most up-to-date market news, NGO signals and company-reported information. Using cutting-edge technology and research, the scores are rebalanced daily to reflect any changes in the sustainability performance of a company, with any update in the score being immediately available on the eToro platform.
Notes to editors:
Further information on ESG scores can be found here.
(1) The business involvement flags cover: adult entertainment, alcohol, controversial weapons, defence, firearms, fossil fuels, gambling, nuclear, pork, stem cells, thermal coal, tobacco, GMO, and recreational drugs.
(2) eToro's Q2 Retail Investor Beat: Survey research conducted by Appinio from 7 to 17 June 2022. In total, 10,000 retail investors sampled across 14 countries, 1,000 in each: UK, US, Germany, France, Australia and Spain. 500 in the following: Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic. Retail investors were defined as self-directed or advised and had to hold at least one investment product including shares, bonds, funds, investment ISAs or equivalent. They did not need to be eToro users.
Media contacts
pr@etoro.com
About eToro
eToro is a social investment network that empowers people to grow their knowledge and wealth as part of a global community of successful investors. eToro was founded in 2007 with the vision of opening up the global markets so that everyone can trade and invest in a simple and transparent way. Today, eToro is a global community of more than 30 million registered users who share their investment strategies; and anyone can follow the approaches of those who have been the most successful. Due to the simplicity of the platform users can easily buy, hold and sell assets, monitor their portfolio in real time, and transact whenever they want.
About ESG Book
ESG Book is a global leader in sustainability data and technology. Founded in 2018, ESG Book combines cutting-edge technology and proprietary research to provide ESG insights on over 25,000 companies worldwide. Its wide range of cloud-based sustainability products and solutions are used by many of the world's leading financial organizations. The company serves clients worldwide from offices in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Cryptotrading is offered via eToro USA LLC. Securities trading is offered via eToro USA Securities Inc. ("The BD"), a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The BD is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). eToro USA LLC (NMLS ID: 1769299 ) is not a registered broker-dealer or FINRA member and your cryptocurrency holdings are not FDIC or SIPC insured. Our full disclosures page is here. Our fees page is here. eToro USA. © 2022
View original content:
SOURCE eToro | https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/09/21/etoro-introduces-esg-scores-study-reveals-three-five-retail-investors-consider-esg-before-buying-stocks/ | 2022-09-21 11:51:50 | 0 | https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/09/21/etoro-introduces-esg-scores-study-reveals-three-five-retail-investors-consider-esg-before-buying-stocks/ |
RIE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is expected to open up about his personal health challenges as he officially returns to the campaign trail Friday, more than 90 days after the Democrat suffered a stroke that threatened his life and political prospects in one of the nation’s premier Senate contests.
Fetterman will address voters Friday evening in Erie County, a politically competitive region in the state’s northwestern corner. The appearance marks the 52-year-old lieutenant governor’s only scheduled rally this month, although he’s expected to appear at a handful of lower-profile events as he gradually ramps up his public schedule, according to campaign spokesman Joe Calvello.
Fetterman, who was hospitalized for several days after the May health scare, is expected to offer emotional remarks about his experience. He said in June that he almost died.
“He’ll talk about how blessed he is to be back,” Calvello said. “It’ll be somewhat emotional — a little raw about what he went through, how grateful he is to be campaigning again.”
Fetterman’s return marks a significant development in the race to fill retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey’s seat. The Pennsylvania contest offers Democrats perhaps their best pickup opportunity nationally as the two parties battle for Senate control in the November midterm elections. The chamber is now split 50-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris giving Democrats the narrowest of majorities with her tie-breaking vote.
Republican nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has railed against Fetterman’s prolonged public absence throughout the summer.
Oz posted a fake “Have You Seen This Person?” poster online last month. He needled Fetterman again Wednesday on social media. “It has been 90 DAYS since Fetterman’s last public campaign event,” Oz tweeted. “Pennsylvanians deserve answers.”
Fetterman’s physical appearance is a central element of his nontraditional political brand.
At 6 feet, 9 inches, he sports a shaved head and tattooed arms, while usually wearing shorts and a sweatshirt. He’s also an unapologetic progressive with a working-class background who supports legalizing marijuana, abolishing the Senate filibuster and establishing a national government health insurance program for everyone — “Medicare for all” in progressives’ campaign jargon.
Fetterman’s health has been a dominant issue in the Senate contest since the days before the May 17 primary, when his campaign revealed he had a stroke. He required surgery to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator, and later disclosed that he also had a serious heart condition.
His doctor offered a blunt letter in early June detailing Fetterman’s decision not to take prescribed medication or see a doctor for several years after a 2017 health scare.
“If he does what I’ve told him, and I do believe that he is taking his recovery and his health very seriously this time, he should be able to campaign and serve in the U.S. Senate without a problem,” Dr. Ramesh Chandra wrote.
Fetterman is now taking his medication as prescribed, eating a low-sodium diet and walking 3 to 5 miles most days, Calvello said: “He’s following the doctor’s orders.”
Voters may not detect any lingering symptoms, but he has mild speech and hearing issues.
“He’ll miss a word here or there when he’s speaking sometimes, or maybe in a crowded room he’ll miss hearing a word,” Calvello said. “Besides that, he’s rock solid.”
The high-profile Senate contest has been playing out on television and social media despite his extended absence.
Fetterman, who has dominated Oz in fundraising, has been running television ads promoting his candidacy for months. The Democrat has also drawn millions of views from creative social media posts, including one featuring a character from the infamous MTV show “Jersey Shore” telling Oz to come home. Oz is a former New Jersey resident, and it has been a major issue throughout the campaign.
Fetterman insisted he was well enough to win the Senate contest in a recent interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
“I would never be in this if we were not absolutely, 100% able to run fully and to win — and we believe that we are,” Fetterman told the newspaper. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/2022-united-states-senate-election-in-pennsylvania/pa-senate-race-fetterman-plans-raw-remarks-in-return-to-campaign-trail/ | 2022-08-12 17:31:01 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/2022-united-states-senate-election-in-pennsylvania/pa-senate-race-fetterman-plans-raw-remarks-in-return-to-campaign-trail/ |
Early scoring for the Boilermakers was enough to hold off the Wolverines in a back-and-forth thriller that saw a combined 11 hits.
With a 91% chance of rain predicted in Sunday’s forecast, the Purdue softball team (19-23, 3-10 Big Ten) faced Michigan (21-16, 7-5 Big Ten) in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Bittinger Stadium.
After falling in the series opener Friday, the Boilers turned it around, winning 3-2 in the second game.
After a deja vu moment from last weekend’s series against Wisconsin where Purdue was unable to get a hit in Friday’s game, the Boilermakers looked to get their first hits of this series in Game 1.
A foul ball hit just beyond the first base line in the second inning turned into a double play when Purdue sophomore first baseman Olivia McFadden caught the ball and tagged a runner out at first base, getting the Bittinger crowd on its feet.
Two pitches hit consecutive Purdue batters, advancing them to first and second base. Then, junior center fielder Kiara Dillon hit a ball into center field to load the bases, and junior left fielder Kiersen George hit a bunted ball mishandled by the Wolverines, giving Purdue its first run of the series.
The Boilermakers picked up right where they left off in Inning 3. A walk and a wild pitch allowed Jones to steal second base and a double by senior designated player Alex Echazarreta got Jones home to make it a 2-0 game.
In the top of the fourth inning, sophomore left fielder Ellie Sieler doubled to center field, giving Michigan its first hit of the game, but sophomore pitcher Madi Elish retired two batters forcing three straight outs keeping the Wolverine attack at bay.
A walk and a batter hit by a pitch forced a Michigan pitching change, but sophomore second baseman Jade Moy singled to load the bases for Purdue. A sacrifice fly ball into center field by Echazarreta got Dillon to the plate to make it 3-0 Boilermakers.
While the Wolverines got two singles early in the top of the fifth inning, a controversial call of out at first base and a ground out once again saved Purdue and kept the score at 3-0. Purdue also managed a single in the inning, but two strikeouts stopped the momentum quickly.
Runners on the corner for Michigan and a double by freshman pinch runner Madi Ramey got two runners on to score for the Wolverines, closing the gap to 3-2 in the top of the sixth inning.
Moy got the Boilermakers on base right away with a single to right field and a sacrifice bunt by Jones advanced her to second base, but Purdue couldn’t capitalize with a fly out and a strikeout ending the inning.
Three straight throw outs to first base for the Wolverines ended the game as the Boilermakers won 3-2, breaking Michigan’s 4-game win streak.
Elish was awarded the win, pitching all seven innings with two strikeouts and only allowing six hits while making key plays in the field.
The Boilermakers will play the second game of the doubleheader against Michigan at 5:15 p.m.. The game will air on Big Ten+. | https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/womens/softball/article_fbadbe4c-dbd0-11ed-a78a-5b23bde92be3.html | 2023-04-16 04:20:56 | 0 | https://www.purdueexponent.org/sports/womens/softball/article_fbadbe4c-dbd0-11ed-a78a-5b23bde92be3.html |
It was feast or famine at the Broadway box office as 2022 wound down, with eye-popping revenue for popular shows — including a staggering new Broadway record for “The Lion King” — not lifting all strugglers.
Twenty-one of the 33 shows available broke the $1 million mark for the week ending Sunday, and “The Lion King” made history with the biggest haul ever — an astonishing $4,315,264 over nine performances for a 25-year-old show with no stars.
“The Music Man” was close behind with two high-wattage stars in Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman — $3,971,531 over nine shows — followed by “Wicked” with $3,152,679. The top average ticket price went to “The Music Man” with $285.80, just about a dollar more than “The Lion King.”
All shows bar one — “A Christmas Carol” — saw their numbers grow over the week ending Sunday. However, the usual bump was barely evident for “Topdog/Underdog,” with just $345,567 over eight shows, and “Ohio State Murders” pulling in just $311,893 to a half-empty theater over nine performances despite the presence of six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald. A revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy “Between Riverside and Crazy” starring the rapper Common pulled in just $260,085.
People are also reading…
Box office numbers had been treacherous for new works even before the holidays — early closing notices were posted for shows like “Almost Famous,” “KPOP," “A Strange Loop” and “Ain’t No Mo'.” The Broadway stalwart “The Phantom of the Opera” previously announced it would close in 2023 after 35 years. That announcement was met with a ticket spike.
The data is a reminder that Broadway has not fully rebounded from the pandemic, which wiped out live theater for 18 months and dried up its lifeblood — tourism.
Tom Kirdahy, a veteran producer behind the current starry revival of “The Piano Lesson” and the upcoming “New York, New York,” said audiences are steadily coming back and could be back to normal by spring.
“It’s very clear that buying patterns are different, but it’s equally clear that audiences are craving good work, and I think the challenge is to remind people that New York is actually a safe place to be and that theaters are safe places to be,” he said.
The 33 shows running on Broadway grossed $51,912,862 last week, the biggest seven-day period since the last week of 2019, when the box office earned $55,765,408. The holiday period is especially rough on performers and crew members who are usually asked to staff extra performances.
While January and February are among the bitterest months on Broadway, many producers were popping champagne after the latest numbers. The 26-year-old revival of the musical “Chicago” earned its biggest weekly total with $1,299,404 and “The Piano Lesson” starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks became the highest-grossing August Wilson play on Broadway in history last week.
The Lea Michele-led revival of “Funny Girl” set a new box office record at the August Wilson Theatre with $2,405,901. And the new musical “& Juliet” broke the box office record at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, grossing $1,639,788 for nine performances. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” broke the house record at the Lyric Theatre, grossing $2,671,191 for its eight-performance week.
___
Mark Kennedy is at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits | https://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/theatre/a-lion-roars-on-broadway-as-box-office-hauls-reveal-winners/article_c4131cef-31c7-5141-878a-9d841629aa71.html | 2023-01-06 18:14:49 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/theatre/a-lion-roars-on-broadway-as-box-office-hauls-reveal-winners/article_c4131cef-31c7-5141-878a-9d841629aa71.html |
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A Lima filmmaker is showcasing local talent and his city in a new film that was inspired by a real-life event. Matthew Sanders will be premiering his film “Up The Score” on July 1st at the Veteran Civic Center. The movie is about a military man with a wife and kids, who decides to leave them for a fantasy woman he met online. The story is based on a real-life incident that happened to someone Sanders knows, and the movie follows the soldier as he finds out the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. The movie was shot locally, and Sanders wanted to show just how talented people in Lima are.
“Honestly I am a very confident person, so I knew it could be done,” says Sanders. “I was inspired more to get it completed, because of there are some people in Detroit that are putting out people in their community in movies and they are doing very well. I was like, you know what, we can do that right here in Lima too. We can actually see our Kewpees and our staples and things of that nature.”
If you would like to check out “Up The Score”, it will be shown at the Veterans Civic center July 1st at 7 p.m. Here is the link to purchase tickets is https://www.eventbrite.com/e/up-the-score-movie-premiere-tickets-636155547367?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/locally-produced-movie-up-the-score-to-premiere-july-1st/article_72ae8884-0ef6-11ee-b526-8ba5d0eec4e0.html | 2023-06-20 17:14:53 | 1 | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/locally-produced-movie-up-the-score-to-premiere-july-1st/article_72ae8884-0ef6-11ee-b526-8ba5d0eec4e0.html |
Ethical Sourcing, Sustainability and Recycling for Non-Ferrous Metals
- Sumitomo Corporation has been appointed by SMX as its exclusive, worldwide distributor to market and sell its products for application in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market (all raw materials supply chain market segments of the Non-Ferrous Metals) as well as SMX's exclusive, worldwide reseller and sub-licensor of SMX's products and services with respect to customers in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market.
- Parties targeting US$35 million in sales under the agreement.
- SMX technology provides users with special security features to enable the invisible labelling of Non-Ferrous Metals for geographical origination and authentication of a product with the potential to be linked to blockchain technology, thus ensuring ethical sourcing and recycle and reuse.
- Sumitomo Corporation to contribute to scale SMX's marker technology with stakeholders and organisations within the Non-Ferrous Metals Market.
NEW YORK, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (Nasdaq: SMX; SMXWW), a company focused on digitising physical objects on the blockchain to enable a circular and closed loop economy, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive Commercial Agreement with Sumitomo Corporation, one of the world's leading general trading companies (Sogo shosha), for the exclusive, worldwide distribution to market and sell products for application in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market (all raw materials supply chain market segments of the Non-Ferrous Metals) as well as SMX's exclusive, worldwide reseller and sub licensor of the SMX's productsi and servicesii with respect to Customersiii in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market. SMX in turn has agreed to not directly or indirectly, market or sell products or provide SMX products or service to customers or for application in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market during the term of this Commercial Agreement other than through Sumitomo, unless otherwise agreed.
SMX's special security features include the ability of invisibly marking substances (including Non-Ferrous Metals) with information on its exact geographical origin. With the aid of SMX special reading devices and specially developed software, the information on the Non-Ferrous Metals can be read out and its origin can be precisely assigned at any time. As part of the industrialization of this technology, it would also be conceivable for the marker technology to be linked to blockchain technology, which is believed to be forgery-proof. Thus, SMX's special marker technology, is intended to contribute to even greater transparency and traceability along the entire Non-Ferrous Metals Market while enabling companies to:
- Accurately identify that the Non-Ferrous Metal(s) have been ethically sourced;
- Digitally certify the grade/quality of the Non-Ferrous Metal(s);
- Accurately identify the amount of Non-Ferrous Metal(s) contained in the finished good; and
- Enable the reuse/recycle of the finished good at the end of life.
This business partnership is driven by SMX's goal of creating a circular economy, where sustainability and environmental impacts are a key focus.
The companies are in discussion to further expand their relationship and will provide relevant updates to stakeholders as, if and when required.
Sumitomo Corporation, commented:
"Sumitomo Corporation is thrilled to pursue the collaboration globally in the Non-Ferrous Metals market with SMX by utilizing its unique technology. SMX's innovative technology provides unique ID directly to the objects without affecting physical properties, supplies optimal solutions to match information and the objects, and enables traceability from raw materials to product supply chain and its product life.
Together with SMX's leadership in its technology and with our global network, we intend to contribute to social and ethical issues in the Non-Ferrous Metals market, with the expectation of creating new value to the industry."
SMX, commented:
"We are honored to be working collaboratively with Sumitomo, to help achieve a more sustainable and ethical world for Non-Ferrous Metals. SMX believes that this Agreement brings the beginning of the successful transition to a truly circular economy for Non-Ferrous Metals – where every material is fully utilized, reducing the use of virgin materials.
Together, we expect to authenticate sustainability requirements and further improve transparency in the Non-Ferrous Metals Market, with the aim of creating a new industry standard that ensures more Non-Ferrous Metals can be recycled."
About SMX
SMX – Giving materials a memory of their origination and history,
so, it can be recycled, reused, and authenticated multiple times.
SMX is a forward looking, B2B white label technology company which empowers companies across a variety of different industries, including timber, rubber, palm oil, cocoa, steel, gold, luxury goods, leather, plastics, and non-ferrous metals, to transition successfully to a sustainable circular economy, thus reducing their carbon footprint and waste.
SMX offers a robust, innovative, and scalable technology solution that enables supply chain authentication, traceability, and transparency, transforming businesses for participation in the circular economy. Its technology gives materials in all states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas, the ability to maintain a virtual memory of their origination, processing and supply chain journey, including the ability to authenticate provenance, as well as to track recycling loop counts and the percentage of authenticated and/or recycled materials contained. The data is recorded digitally on blockchain, and a linking molecular chemical marker is embedded in the product itself and can be read with a proprietary reader. The SMX technology has been in active operational use on a national scale by the Israeli Government for more than ten years, is environmentally sustainable and has a proven track record.
The SMX solution is an efficient, cost effective, drop-in solution within an existing supply chain, enabling substantial benefits for manufacturers, consumers, and others in the value chain – and the planet, including providing the necessary data for product recycling and re-use. In addition, the SMX technology addresses the issue of the increase in waste globally by enabling the increase in demand for verified, usable recycled materials by creating a commoditized, tradable certified asset which is the recycled material, which can be traded and sold to other players in the value chain and ecosystem.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intends," "may," "will," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the successful launch and implementation of SMX's agreement with Sumitomo; changes in SMX's strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX's ability to develop and launch new products and services; SMX's ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX's ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX's product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX's business model; developments and projections relating to SMX's competitors and industry; and SMX's approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company's shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX's business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX's products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX's filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Follow us through our social channel @secmattersltd
i SMX's Internet based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution representing a customized blockchain solution to support SMX's proprietary technology which authenticates, tracks and traces materials and products, comprising Readers and Markers and a unique algorithm embedded within the Reader and recording system to create a "digital twin" of the subject material or product which is uploaded to and stored in such customized blockchain solution, along with any third party products or features that are incorporated into or used by SMX Products, and any other additional products that become part of the SMX Products including any modifications, enhancements or updates of the SMX Products, all of which are software products.
ii Any service hosted by or on behalf of and managed by SMX and accessible using commercially available browsers over the Internet, through which End Users can use SMX Products.
iii A Customer has been defined as any purchaser or potential purchaser within the Non-Ferrous Metals Market of Products or any End User or potential End User (including third party) within the Non-Ferrous Metals Market of the Products and SMX Service.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE SMX | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2023/03/08/sumitomo-corporation-smx-enter-commercial-agreement/ | 2023-03-08 18:36:48 | 0 | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2023/03/08/sumitomo-corporation-smx-enter-commercial-agreement/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes, including sexual assault, to independent military attorneys, taking that power away from victims’ commanders.
The order formally implements legislation passed by Congress in 2022 aimed at strengthening protections for service members, who were often at the mercy of their commanders to decide whether to take their assault claims seriously.
Members of Congress, frustrated with the growing number of sexual assaults in the military, fought with defense leaders for several years over the issue. They argued that commanders at times were willing to ignore charges or incidents in their units to protect those accused of offenses and that using independent lawyers would beef up prosecutions. Military leaders balked, saying it could erode commanders’ authority.
The change was among more than two dozen recommendations made in 2021 by an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military that was set up by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. And it was included in the annual defense bill last year. But since it requires a change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, it needed formal presidential action.
In a call with reporters previewing the order, senior Biden administration officials said it was the most sweeping change to the military legal code since it was created in 1950.
The Pentagon had already been moving forward with the change. A year ago, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force set up the new special trial counsel offices, which will assume authority over prosecution decisions by the end of this year. Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, that prosecution authority will expand to include sexual harassment cases.
The changes come as the military continues to grapple with rising numbers of reported sexual assaults in its ranks.
While the services have made inroads in making it easier and safer for troops to come forward, they have had far less success reducing the number of assaults, which have increased nearly every year since 2006. Overall, there were more than 8,942 reports of sexual assaults involving service members during the 2022 fiscal year, a slight increase over 8,866 the year before.
Defense officials have long argued that an increase in reported assaults is a positive trend because so many people are reluctant to report them, both in the military and in society as a whole. Greater reporting, they say, shows there is more confidence in the reporting system, greater comfort with the support for victims, and a growing number of offenders who are being held accountable.
___
Associated Press writer Lolita Baldor contributed to this report. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-biden-orders-changes-to-the-military-code-of-justice-for-sexual-assault-victims/ | 2023-07-28 12:56:21 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-biden-orders-changes-to-the-military-code-of-justice-for-sexual-assault-victims/ |
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not ready to say goodbye to the World Cup just yet.
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
But the clock is ticking on their careers and Qatar could be the last time we see them on soccer’s biggest stage.
With that in mind, thoughts naturally turn to a new generation and life beyond two men who have dominated the sport for the past 15 years, sharing 12 Ballon d'Or awards for best player of the year and nine Champions League trophies between them.
Theirs are big shoes to fill and, to their legions of fans, each one stands alone as the greatest of all time.
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
So if separating Messi and Ronaldo has been difficult enough, imagine replacing them.
But life — and sport — moves on and the World Cup is the perfect stage for a new breed of would-be superstars to showcase their talent.
One name stands out above all as the natural heir to the big two: Kylian Mbappe.
Not that the France striker could be described as “new.” He may only be 23 and still waiting for his first Ballon d’Or or Champions League trophy, but Mbappe is already a World Cup winner and the leading the scorer at this tournament with five goals.
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
He has the trophy Messi and Ronaldo crave — and in a week or so, could have two of them.
Mbappe could also have two or three more World Cups left in him, and, with nine goals over two tournaments so far, he is closing in on Miroslav Klose’s all-time record of 16 at the finals.
Qatar feels like a passing of the torch to the Paris Saint-Germain forward, who combines mesmerizing footwork with devastating speed and clinical finishing, which are the qualities that set Messi and Ronaldo apart for so long.
But to match their powers of longevity, perhaps what Mbappe requires most, is a rival to push him to greater heights.
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
Would Messi or Ronaldo have reached such feats of excellence without the other one driving them on?
The most obvious challenge to Mbappe right now comes from Erling Haaland, the Manchester City goal machine whose country, Norway, didn’t qualify for the World Cup.
He is a different prospect: raw power and goals, without the finesse or individual skills of Mbappe. But if it is about numbers, Haaland has the potential to go toe-to-toe with him in terms of European trophies and scoring.
The World Cup has provided less obvious competition for Mbappe.
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
England’s Jude Bellingham represents a different profile of player, but his dominant midfield performances have driven his country to the quarterfinals where it will meet defending champion France.
“I love playing with him, he’s young, he’s energetic, he gets around the pitch really well,” said teammate Declan Rice. “For every game that I’ve played with him so far, I’ve just said to him: This is your stage, go out and perform.”
Elsewhere, Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo has three goals and has enhanced his reputation after being linked with a transfer to Manchester United in the summer. But he is still playing his club football in the Dutch league with PSV Eindhoven, so still has work to do to be considered among the elite players.
Portugal’s Joao Felix is yet to fulfil his potential at Atletico Madrid, but has shown flashes of the talent that saw him identified as a star of the future when emerging at Benfica. He has the type of individual, game-changing qualities to see him stand out from the pack, while the chance step out of Ronaldo’s shadow for his country could help his development.
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
Meanwhile, Felix’ Portugal teammate Goncalo Ramos has suddenly thrust himself into focus after his hat trick against Switzerland in the round of 16 when replacing Ronaldo in the line up.
Argentina's Julian Alvarez looks like a natural goal scorer.
Germany’s Jamal Musiala is seen as his country’s big hope, while Spain midfield pair Gavi and Pedri are bringing back memories of the country’s all-conquering partnership of Xavi and Andres Iniesta.
But in terms of impact, influence and star appeal, none can compare to Mbappe.
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
Of course, Messi and Ronaldo are not done yet.
And who would put it past either one of them to add one more winning chapter to their story at this World Cup?
___
James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
___
AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Which-World-Cup-starlet-can-replace-Messi-and-17639840.php | 2022-12-08 13:29:13 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Which-World-Cup-starlet-can-replace-Messi-and-17639840.php |
Trust by Hernan Diaz is one of those novels that's always pulling a fast one on a reader. Take the opening section: You settle in, become absorbed in the story and, then, 100 pages or so later — Boom! — the novel lurches into another narrative that upends the truth of everything that came before.
When a work of fiction reminds me that it is a work of fiction simply to show me how gullible I am, well, thanks, I knew that already. But sometimes these metadramatic maneuvers serve a novel's larger themes. Susan Choi's 2019 novel, Trust Exercise, about the misleading powers of art and memory, is one recent instance; now, Diaz's Trust is another. That word "trust" in both their titles is a tip-off that that's exactly what we readers shouldn't do upon entering these slippery fictional worlds.
Trust is all about money, particularly, the flimflam force of money in the stock market, and its potential, as a character says, "to bend and align reality" to its own purposes. The opening section is imagined as a novel-within-a novel, entitled Bonds, a 1937 best-seller about the rise of a Wall Street tycoon named Benjamin Rask. Think of figures like J.P. Morgan and Charles Schwab, men whose DNA was made of strands of ticker tape. We learn that Rask is that rarest of creatures, a wealthy man without appetites. Our narrator tells us Rask is fascinated by only one thing:
If asked, Benjamin would probably have found it hard to explain what drew him to the world of finance. It was the complexity of it, yes, but also the fact that he viewed capital as an antiseptically living thing. ... There was no need for him to touch a single banknote or engage with the things and people his transactions affected. All he had to do was think, speak, and, perhaps, write. And the living creature would be set in motion ...
For the sake of posterity, Rask does eventually marry — an equally self-contained woman named Helen. Throughout the Roaring '20s, Rask accrues wealth and Helen finds her place as a patron of the arts. Then, comes the Crash of 1929.
Because Rask profits from other speculators' losses, rumors circulate that he rigged the Crash and he and Helen are ostracized. The final chapters of this saga detail Helen's ordeal as a patient at a psychiatric institute in Switzerland; her mania and her eczema, described as a "merciless red flat monster gnawing on her skin," are reminiscent of the real life torments of Zelda Fitzgerald.
The opening section of Trust, as I've said, is so sharply realized, it's disorienting to begin the novel's next section, composed of notes on a story that sounds like the one we've just read. But, then, Diaz lures us readers into once again suspending our disbelief when we reach the captivating third section of his novel, which mostly takes place during the Great Depression. There, a young woman from Brooklyn named Ida Partenza becomes the secretary — and ghostwriter — for a financial mogul named Andrew Bevel.
Bevel's life is the source for that best-selling novel, Bonds, and he's so infuriated by that novel, he's had all copies removed from the New York public library system. Bevel hires Ida to help him write a memoir that will set the record straight. Sure. The fourth and final section of Trust is wired with booby traps, blowing the whole artifice up before our wide-open eyes.
Trust is an ingeniously constructed historical novel with a postmodern point. Throughout, Diaz makes a connection between the realms of fiction and finance. As Ida's father, an Italian anarchist, says:
Money is a fantastic commodity. You can't eat or wear money, but it represents all the food and clothes in the world. This is why it's a fiction. ... Stocks, shares, bonds. Do you think any of these things those bandits across the river buy and sell represent any real, concrete value? No. ... That's what all these criminals trade in: fictions.
Literary fiction, too, is a fantastic commodity in which our best writers become criminals of the imagination, stealing our attention and our very desires. Diaz, whose last novel, In the Distance, reworked the myths of masculine individualism in the American West, makes an artistic fortune in Trust. And we readers make out like bandits, too.
Copyright 2022 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. | https://www.wvasfm.org/arts/2022-05-12/you-cant-trust-this-novel-and-thats-a-very-good-thing | 2022-05-12 16:22:38 | 1 | https://www.wvasfm.org/arts/2022-05-12/you-cant-trust-this-novel-and-thats-a-very-good-thing |
Election Day tests voters, voting systems amid false claims
(AP) - Final voting began Tuesday morning in a midterm election where voting itself has been in the spotlight after two years of false claims and conspiracy theories about how ballots are cast and counted.
Since the last nationwide election two years ago, former President Donald Trump and his allies have succeeded in sowing wide distrust about voting by promoting false claims of widespread fraud. The effort has eroded public confidence in elections and democracy, led to restrictions on mail voting and new ID requirements in some GOP-led states and prompted death threats against election officials.
Election Day this year is marked by concerns about further harassment and the potential for disruptions at polling places and at election offices where ballots will be tallied. Election officials say they are prepared to handle any issues that arise, urging voters not to be deterred.
“This bipartisan, transparent process administered by election professionals across the country will be secure, it will be accurate and it will have integrity,” said Matt Masterson, a former top election security official in the Trump administration, at a briefing organized by The Aspen Institute. “The best response for all of us is to get out and participate in it.”
Even before the pandemic, many states had begun to shift away from a single day of voting to offer days or weeks of early, in-person voting and ballots sent through the mail.
No major problems were reported during the early voting period. But on Monday, some of Pennsylvania’s largest counties scrambled to help voters fix mail-in ballots that had flaws such as incorrect dates or missing signatures on the envelopes used to send them in, bringing about confusion and legal challenges in the battleground state.
Heading into Tuesday, nearly 44.5 million people across the country had already cast ballots.
Party affiliation seems to be an increasing factor in how and when people vote. Republican skepticism of mail voting has persisted amid the attacks by Trump and his allies. Some Republican activists and candidates have gone so far as to encourage voters who receive a mailed ballot to wait until the very last minute to turn it in, claiming it will somehow prevent Democrats from stealing the election.
There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines in 2020. Exhaustive reviews in states contested by Trump all affirmed Biden’s win, while dozens of judges, including ones appointed by Trump, dismissed numerous cases making unsubstantiated claims of wrongdoing.
Election officials have defended the system. They note the many checks in place to ensure only one vote per person is counted, the reviews that ensure machines accurately count ballots and the efforts to identify any fraud attempts.
“State and local election officials have contingency plans in place so voters can have confidence in our elections,” state election officials said in a statement issued by the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors.
But the false claims have spread widely among Republicans, fueled by conspiracy theorists on social media and at events held across the country. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey from October found 45% of Republicans had little to no confidence that votes in the midterm elections will be counted accurately. And a majority of Republicans, 58%, still believe President Joe Biden was not legitimately elected — though it’s down slightly from 66% in July 2021.
Election officials acknowledge electronic voting systems can be vulnerable and have taken numerous steps to increase security since the 2016 election, when it was determined that Russia looked for vulnerabilities. Congress has sent nearly $900 million to states to boost their cybersecurity defenses, including hiring more IT staffers, replacing outdated systems and adding regular security testing.
Most voters also cast hand-marked paper ballots or use machines that produce a paper record of their votes. These are used after the election to check that machines used to count ballots work properly.
Ahead of the election, Republican and conservative groups recruited people to serve as poll watchers and to get hired as local poll workers. Fueled by the lies about the 2020 election, some people even stationed themselves near ballot drop boxes in Arizona while toting guns, wearing body armor and concealing their faces with masks. Just last week, a judge ordered such groups to keep at least 250 feet away.
Since the 2020 election, false claims have led to a wave of harassment and death threats targeting election officials and staff. That has prompted some to leave the profession altogether, a loss of experience that has added to the challenges of conducting a smooth election this year.
Election officials have promised they will not hesitate to contact law enforcement to protect voters and poll workers. A coalition of voting rights groups has volunteers available to assist any voters who run into problems on Election Day, staffing the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.
Once polls close, results will start being released. Different rules and ballot deadlines will mean some states will be faster to report than others. Election officials in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan are not able to start processing mailed ballots until Election Day or a few days before, making extra work for local offices that could delay results. Other states, including Florida and Georgia, give local election offices weeks to get mailed ballots ready for counting, speeding the tallies.
“Results, as always, will take a while because Election Day is not results day,” said Sylvia Albert, director of voting for the nonpartisan voter advocacy group, Common Cause.
___
Mulvihill reported from Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
___
Follow AP’s coverage of the elections at: https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections. And check out https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections to learn more about the issues and factors at play in the 2022 midterm elections.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/11/08/election-day-tests-voters-voting-systems-amid-election-lies/ | 2022-11-08 13:33:56 | 0 | https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/11/08/election-day-tests-voters-voting-systems-amid-election-lies/ |
Just a few months ago, it looked like the U.S. had lost its chance to eliminate the spread of monkeypox – that is, stamp out the outbreak and get cases down to zero, except for new infections that come from abroad.
Experts worried it was just a matter of time before the virus started spreading more widely in the U.S., especially in settings like daycare centers and college dorms.
Now it's clear those concerns did not materialize. Some infectious disease experts are even raising the idea that the U.S. could eliminate the virus.
Monkeypox cases have declined since a peak in early August – from 440 cases a day, down to 60 – and they're the lowest they've been since June. The virus has continued to circulate almost entirely within gay and queer sexual networks. And vaccine supply is plentiful, even outstripping the current demand.
"Where we are now is the best case scenario, in terms of what can happen when you actually commit the tools you have to fight an outbreak," says Dr. Boghuma Titanji, an infectious disease specialist at Emory University.
So what changed the trajectory?
Health experts attribute the success to changes in behavior among those at high risk for monkeypox and quick uptake of vaccines. But a growing body of evidence suggests another factor is also helping slow down the outbreak: the virus can spread only under very particular circumstances.
Monkeypox not likely to spread through saliva and surfaces
Initially, there was a lot of concern that monkeypox could spread widely at daycares or in schools, but, overall, there has been very little spread among children.
Only about 0.2% of U.S. cases have been in kids under 16. And, so far, there's no evidence that a sick child or teacher has spread the virus to another person at a school or daycare center. (College campuses are a separate issue. Several campuses have reported cases among students, but none have reported large outbreaks, at this point).
With children, the concern stemmed from the understanding that the virus can spread through saliva – meaning it can spread when you're up close in somebody's face while talking or coughing. Monkeypox can also spread when a person touches objects and surfaces that were contaminated by someone with an infection. But in reality, it's quite rare to catch monkeypox in either of these ways.
Several studies have found that often there isn't very much virus in the upper respiratory tract. Instead, the highest levels of virus occur on sores found on the skin and inside the anus.
In one of those studies, researchers at Israel Institute of Biological Research measured the levels of virus in 44 monkeypox patients. They took samples from lesions on the patients' skin and swabs of their throats. They found that the skin lesions contained 17-times the infectious virus particles, on average, than the swabs from the throat.
Another study, published last month, obtained similar results, but these researchers went even further: they also analyzed levels of viral DNA in patients' blood, urine, semen, and swabs from the anus, in addition to samples taken from the skin and throat. Although high levels of monkeypox DNA occurred in a few people's throats and semen, those samples, on average, contained much less virus than the samples from the anus or lesions on the skin. Urine and blood contained the lowest level of virus.
Together with a few previous studies, these newer findings explain why monkeypox is spreading almost exclusively through contact during sex, especially anal and oral sex, during the current outbreak.
Even with sex, monkeypox only causes outbreaks in particular circumstances
But this research still doesn't explain why the disease hasn't spread widely in women who, after all, are having sex, too.
Since the beginning of the U.S. outbreak, the CDC data show that the vast majority of cases have remained in men. The rates of infection are also very high among transgender men and women. Meanwhile, only about 2% of cases have occurred in women.
Turns out, it takes more than just having sex to keep a monkeypox outbreak going.
In a study, published last month in the journal Science, researchers found that monkeypox spreads at very different rates in different groups of people – and that rate depends greatly on people's sexual activity. Researchers from Nagasaki University and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine built a mathematical model of the global outbreak. Then they looked to see how the number of sexual partners alters the transmission of monkeypox in their network. Overall, monkeypox outbreaks were highly likely in only one particular type of sexual network: where a small number of people have a high number of sexual partners.
Outside of that, outbreaks of monkeypox are very rare. The study found chains of transmission nearly always stop on their own because the chance of a person spreading the virus to another person is low.
In the U.S. outbreak, monkeypox "has really been contained in a core group of sexually active men who have sex with men, with multiple partners," says Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, a professor of medicine and public health at the University of Southern California who was not involved with the study. And within this group, some are at higher risk: "It's not in those long-term monogamous relationships, or men who have an additional occasional partner every couple of months ...This is really [concentrated among] men who have multiple new partners every week."
And as people within these active sexual networks acquire immunity to monkeypox – either by recovering from infections or getting vaccinated – the number of people who are suspectible to infection is falling.
Can monkeypox be eliminated in the U.S.?
Some say it may be possible to stop monkeypox transmission chains in the U.S. and bring cases down to nearly zero (at least, not counting the cases that will come from other parts of the world where the virus is still spreading).
"I think we can expect to see regional elimination, potentially national elimination, where we would not see a sustained number of cases," says Klausner, who points out that in some large cities, including San Francisco, Chicago and New York, only a few cases are being detected each day.
Still, new infections have not declined evenly across all cities, and the proportion of cases among men of color is rising.
In fact, CDC data show that monkeypox cases are down dramatically in white men, but nearly 70% of cases are now being detected in Black or Latino men. Health officials have acknowledged that these populations are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white men.
And not all experts are as optimistic about eliminating the virus domestically.
There are still key unknowns that could affect the trajectory of the outbreak, such as whether people without symptoms (or only mild symptoms) are spreading monkeypox unknowingly, and how well the vaccines work – both at preventing monkeypox infections and transmission. "Do they offer 100%, 75% or 50% protection?" Titanji says. "And is that protection for the rest of your life? Or will you need subsequent vaccination to maintain a level of protection?"
These are open questions.
Then there's the virus itself and how it could change. Could it gain a foothold among animal populations in the U.S. or Europe and establish a permanent virus reservoir? Or could it mutate in ways that may increase its infectiousness to humans?
"These are factors that will potentially impact whether we are able to eliminate this virus and go back to where we were before," Titanji says, "So the jury's still out."
Still, monkeypox may not need to be completely eliminated in the U.S. for it to no longer be a national public health emergency. As cases decline in major cities, outbreaks may be more limited and localized.
If that happens, the challenge will be making sure it doesn't "become another neglected, sexually transmissible infection, joining the ranks of gonorhea, chlamydia and syphilis," Titanji says. These are all preventable diseases, but they still cause long-term health problems for many people, particularly in historically marginalized communities.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-10-17/monkeypox-cases-in-the-u-s-are-way-down-can-the-virus-be-eliminated | 2022-10-17 10:03:28 | 0 | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-10-17/monkeypox-cases-in-the-u-s-are-way-down-can-the-virus-be-eliminated |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry challenged people everywhere Monday to adopt Nelson Mandela’s spirit of hope in today’s divided world to reclaim democracies and leave a better future for children, movingly citing the inspiration of the anti-apartheid leader on his own life and his memories of his late mother, Princess Diana.
In a keynote and often personal speech to the U.N. General Assembly’s annual celebration Monday of Nelson Mandela International Day, the 37-year-old Duke of Sussex said a photo on his wall of his mother meeting Mandela in Cape Town in March 1997, just five months before her death, is “in my heart every day.”
He spoke about his first visit to Africa as a 13-year-old and how the continent has not only given him hope but become “my lifeline, a place where I have found peace and healing time and time again.”
“It’s where I’ve felt closest to my mother and sought solace after she died, and where I knew I had found my soul mate in my wife,” Harry said as his wife, Meghan, sat listening in the front of the vast General Assembly hall, filled with diplomats from many of the U.N.’s 193 member nations.
As the father of two young children — Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1 — the prince expressed concern about the planet they and millions of others will inherit.
The world is at “a pivotal moment,” he said, facing converging crises including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, a small number of people “weaponizing lies and disinformation at the expense of the many,” the “horrific” war in Ukraine and “the rolling back of constitutional rights here in the United States. ” That was an apparent reference to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision reversing a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.
“We are witnessing a global assault on democracy and freedom — the cause of Mandela’s life,” the prince said.
Harry said people have a choice: become apathetic, angry and despair or do what Mandela did every day during his 27 years in prison and the rest of his life including as South Africa’s first Black president, which was to “find meaning and purpose in the struggle.”
He said parents he has met around the world are as determined as Mandela was “to give their children a better shot at a brighter future … because they know the price of inaction will be paid by the next generation.”
The General Assembly established July 18 — Mandela’s birthday — as an international day to honor him not only by celebrating his life and contributions but by carrying out the tradition of participating in a community service activity.
Harry challenged people everywhere to commit to celebrating Mandela day not just once a year but every day by carrying out acts of service to improve the world.
“We have an obligation to give as much — if not more — than we take,” he said. “Let’s seek out what we have in common, empower all people to reclaim our democracies, and harness the light of Mandela’s memory to illuminate the way forward.”
In January 2020, Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior members of the royal family and moved to the duchess’ native Southern California, citing the unbearable pressure of their roles and racist attitudes of the British media. They visited South Africa in 2019 with their son, Archie, on their first official tour as a family before they gave up royal duties.
New York Mayor Eric Adams, in a similar message to prince Harry’s, said many people around the globe “don’t see a future for themselves, their families or our planet” and are “serving a life sentence of despair and hopelessness.”
He said leaders “cannot fall back on excuses and inertia” and must rise to the challenge, inspired by Mandela’s courage, and “turn our pain into purpose.” That means working to end global poverty, protect the environment, provide COVID-19 vaccines to poor developing countries and end abuse against women and children around the world, he said. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/prince-harry-challenges-divided-world-to-reclaim-democracies/ | 2022-07-19 11:53:13 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/prince-harry-challenges-divided-world-to-reclaim-democracies/ |
Hourlong delay to kickoff forced by cold no issue for Texans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Houston coach Lovie Smith took a nap, and the Texans simply pushed back their pregame schedule by an hour.
While the Tennessee Titans had little desire to talk about anything other than finding a way to end a skid that now has reached five straight after a 19-14 loss to the Texans on Saturday and not the delay before playing the coldest home game in franchise history.
The extreme cold and power outages in the region forced the delay announced about 90 minutes before kickoff. Smith said he might’ve napped for about 20 minutes after telling his Texans they had an extra hour before getting into their pregame routine.
“Got a little bit more time to get mentally prepared,” Smith said. “We’re not postponing the game. The game is going on, so get ready to go, and that’s what they do.”
When the Texans finally kicked off, the temperature was 20 degrees with the wind chill making it feel like 6 degrees. That made it the coldest home game in Titans history, topping the previous mark of 23 degrees on Dec. 31, 2017. The previous lowest wind chill was 14 degrees on Dec. 25, 2000, against the Dallas Cowboys.
The Titans said the decision to delay was made with the NFL, the local Office of Emergency Management, the Nashville Electric Service and the Mayor’s Office out of “an abundance of caution to ensure that the game would not negatively impact our community in any way.”
The team also said it worked to cut all nonessential power around Nissan Stadium.
“At all times, the operation of the game remained secondary to the well-being of our community and we can’t thank the OEM and NES enough for their dedication to the safety of our neighbors,” the Titans said in a statement.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper wrote on social media asking everyone, especially all nonessential businesses, to cut back their power usage with the Tennessee Valley Authority using rolling blackouts to protect the power grid.
After the delay was announced, Cooper quickly thanked the Titans.
“I appreciate the (at)Titans delaying kickoff for one hour as (at)TVAnews commits to immediately ending the rolling blackouts,” Cooper wrote. “NES continues to work hard to minimize disruption for residents this holiday weekend.”
The TVA said in a statement that the power grid was stabilized an hour before the originally scheduled kickoff and the Titans agreed to delay the game “in order to be absolutely sure that the grid had stabilized.”
Photos of the lights being on all Friday night at Nissan Stadium spread on social media while residents dealt with power outages. After Saturday’s game ended, fewer than 3,000 customers in the Nashville area still had no power, down from approximately 75,000 when outages spiked Friday.
The lights stayed on with crews working throughout the night repairing at least 36 water pipes that burst around the stadium. High winds as the front moved in Thursday night also blew open some windows. A couple of luxury suites remained closed Saturday because of water damage.
The Titans, who fell to 7-8, face a quick turnaround from Saturday’s game. The Dallas Cowboys are scheduled to visit Thursday night.
Workers used blowers to clear light snow from the field around 90 minutes before the previously scheduled 1 p.m. EST kickoff. The Titans covered the field with a tarp and used heaters, including the heated benches used by the team, underneath to keep the ground from freezing.
Houston quarterback Davis Mills said he simply wore an overcoat to the game and knows other NFL games Saturday were played in colder weather.
But this was the coldest game he could recall playing. The biggest challenge was the field itself.
“The field was a little slick, icy at times,” Mills said. “Once the wind picked up, we noticed that, but we were pretty good.”
The NHL’s Nashville Predators lost 3-2 in overtime, to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. The team president noted on social media Friday night that the Predators powered their arena with generators. That team recently had a burst water main flood parts of its arena, forcing the postponement of two games.
___
AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | https://www.kob.com/sports-stories/ap-football/hourlong-delay-to-kickoff-forced-by-cold-no-issue-for-texans/ | 2022-12-25 03:01:37 | 0 | https://www.kob.com/sports-stories/ap-football/hourlong-delay-to-kickoff-forced-by-cold-no-issue-for-texans/ |
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miguel Rojas knocked in the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning to give the Miami Marlins a 4-3 win over the Brewers on Sunday, deflating Milwaukee’s playoff hopes in the race for the final National League wild-card spot.
Milwaukee (84-75) is two games behind the Philadelphia for the third NL wild card. The Phillies, who beat the Washington Nationals 8-1 in a rain-shortened game Sunday, hold the tiebreaker with the Brewers and both clubs have three games left.
“The math is pretty simple, but we can only take care of (ourselves),” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “We have to try and come out and win a game tomorrow because hat's what we can control. That's the mission tomorrow.”
The Marlins took three of four from the Brewers, who have lost for the fifth time in the last seven games.
The Brewers used seven relievers behind a solid four innings from starter Reddy Peralta.
“Today is going to take its toll, for sure,” Counsell said of his pitching staff for the final three games of the regular season against the Arizona Diamondbacks. “We'll have to group and figure out what's going on tomorrow.”
JJ Bleday started the 12th at second for the Marlins, advanced on a ground out and scored when Rojas laced a base hit through the infield off Trevor Gott (3-3).
Tyrone Taylor started at second in the Brewers' half of the 12th. Tanner Scott, the fifth reliever used in the game, struck out Victor Caratini but walked Christian Yelich. Willy Adames flied out. Keston Hiura struck out to end the game that took 4 hours and 12 minutes. Scott picked up his 20th save of the season.
“They kind of came at us late and our guys kept hanging in there,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.
Huascar Brazoban (1-1) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the 11th when Tyrone Taylor hit into a fielder’s choice.
Milwaukee was 2 for 15 with runners in scoring position and stranded 12 runners.
“We created a lot of good opportunities,” Counsell said. “We were just missing the hit.”
Marlins starter Pablo López turned in seven strong innings, walking Yelich to start the game but retiring the next 12 batters before Kolten Wong reached on an infield hit. López allowed two hits, walked three and struck out seven in his final start of the season.
“To finish like that it gives him a lot of confidence going into the winter,” Mattingly said.
López turned a 2-0 lead over to Richard Bleier to start the eighth, but the Brewers didn’t go quietly.
Urías singled, took third on Taylor’s pinch-hit ground-rule double and scored on Yelich’s groundout. Dylan Floro took over for Bleier with two outs and struck out Adames to end the threat, but then let the Brewers tie it in ninth.
A SLIM EDGE
The Marlins have played 63 games decided by one run, the most such games in the majors this season.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Jesús Luzardo (3-7, 3.53 ERA) makes his final start of the regular season as the Marlins close out 2022 at home against RHP Bryce Elder (2-3, 2.76) and the Atlanta Braves.
Brewers: Milwaukee closes out the regular season at home, with RHP Brandon Woodruff (13-4, 3.05) looking to extend his franchise record of four consecutive games with 10-plus strikeouts. The Arizona Diamondbacks will throw LHP Tommy Henry (3-4, 5.98).
___
More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Marlins-win-in-12-putting-Brewers-playoff-hopes-17482143.php | 2022-10-03 00:44:06 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Marlins-win-in-12-putting-Brewers-playoff-hopes-17482143.php |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Voters in the Netherlands cast their ballots Wednesday in elections for provincial legislatures that have a national impact because they also indirectly decide the makeup of the country’s national senate.
A big swing away from the ruling four-party center-right coalition of long-serving Prime Minister Mark Rutte could affect his ability to push reforms through the upper house of the national parliament in the remainder of his term.
The vote comes amid widespread dissatisfaction with Rutte’s government and anger among farmers at plans to rein in nitrate pollution.
Underscoring the discontent, Rutte and other political leaders were briefly unable to leave the venue of the final election debate Tuesday night because of farmers and others protesting outside.
“It wasn’t a problem,” Rutte said Wednesday. “We were in good hands. I had a nice cup of coffee.”
Dozens of parties take part in the provincial elections in this nation of nearly 18 million, many of them small and local. Voters also will elect members of the country’s 21 local water authorities, key institutions in a nation more than a quarter of which is below sea level and which has endless lines of dikes to protect its heartland.
Rutte, who came to power in 2010 and is now the Netherlands’ longest-serving leader, is under pressure after a parliamentary inquiry into earthquakes caused by natural gas extraction in the northern province of Groningen was critical of him and his government. Rutte’s administration hasn’t yet formally responded to the findings, but he acknowledged that the conclusions were “hard and painful.”
Polls show that the populist Farmer and Citizen Movement led by lawmaker Caroline van der Plas is likely to win big in the elections as it taps into discontent in rural communities that perceive themselves as sidelined by the government in The Hague.
The party, known by its Dutch acronym BBB, was formed in 2019 and is taking part in provincial elections for the first time. It won 1% of the vote in the national election in 2021 with Van der Plas, a former journalist focusing on agriculture, becoming a national lawmaker.
Andre Krouwel, a political scientist from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam said Van der Plas’ popularity now extends beyond just farmers.
“The farmers party is basically using a sort of folksy nationalism, referring to traditional ways of life and traditional Dutch landscape in order to be open to traditional social and moral values,” he said. “This creates an appeal that goes far beyond farmers, which are a very small proportion of the … population, and extends deep into suburban and urban voters who have a traditional and conservative right-wing outlook on life.”
Arriving on his bicycle to vote in The Hague, Rutte played down the possible effect of a victory for the BBB on his coalition.
“I really think it’s elections for the provinces and water authorities,” he told The Associated Press. “And of course also for the senate, so in that sense there is also something of national policy in it, but I would be careful about drawing very big conclusions from such a result.”
The anti-immigration Freedom Party led by Geert Wilders performed poorly in the last provincial elections in 2019, but polls suggest it will bounce back this time. Wilders supports farmers and is calling for more investment in affordable housing and drastic reduction in immigration. | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/dutch-go-to-polls-in-midterm-provincial-elections/ | 2023-03-15 11:51:57 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/dutch-go-to-polls-in-midterm-provincial-elections/ |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A veteran diplomat who was appointed less than three weeks ago to promote Dutch involvement in the reconstruction of Ukraine has quit over remarks he made — reportedly about Russia — in a new book, the government announced Thursday.
The Dutch foreign ministry said that Ron van Dartel would step down with immediate effect. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher “respects the decision and has accepted his resignation,” the ministry said in a statement.
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
Van Dartel, a former Dutch ambassador to Serbia, Poland and Russia, quit over comments he made to the author of a new book. Dutch broadcaster RTL reported that they include him saying “Ukrainians are also Russians. We must not forget that. That is the reality.”
The ministry said Van Dartel’s comments were made before his appointment earlier this month, but only published after he took up his new role.
Van Dartel “has realized that he can no longer function credibly with the statements made and has therefore decided to resign his position immediately,” the ministry said.
Advertisement
Article continues below this ad
___
Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/dutch-business-envoy-to-ukraine-quits-over-book-17908420.php | 2023-04-20 16:01:19 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/dutch-business-envoy-to-ukraine-quits-over-book-17908420.php |
DOHA – Lionel Messi is not ready to walk away from Argentina yet, despite ending his pursuit of a World Cup winner's medal.
The soccer great secured the one major trophy that has eluded him in his storied career as Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties in the final at Lusail Stadium on Sunday.
The match finished 3-3 through extra time with Messi scoring twice and converting his penalty in the shootout.
At 35, this is likely his last appearance in soccer's biggest tournament, but he confirmed after the match that he intends to play on.
“Obviously, I wanted to complete my career with this, (I) can’t ask for more,” Messi said. "Finishing my career this way is impressive. After this, what else? I have a Copa América, a World Cup. Almost at the very end.
"I love soccer, what I do. I enjoy being part of the national team, the group. I want to enjoy a couple of more matches being a world champion.”
Messi has won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world on seven occasions.
He has also won the Champions League four times with former club Barcelona, but the World Cup is the biggest prize in the sport.
“If he wants to keep playing, he can be with us, he is more than entitled to decide if he wants to stay with us,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. “It’s a huge pleasure to coach him, everything that he transmits to his team is unparalleled. It’s something I’ve never seen before.”
Messi put Argentina ahead from the penalty spot and played a part in Angel Di Maria’s goal that made it 2-0 after 36 minutes.
Mbappé scored two goals in a 97-second span to take the game to extra time,
Messi put Argentina back in front in the 108th minute, but Mbappe’s penalty in the 118th saw the Paris Saint-Germain star complete the first hat trick in a World Cup final in 56 years.
“It’s just crazy that it became a reality this way. I craved for this so much. I knew God would bring this gift to me, I had the feeling that this (World Cup) was the one," Messi said. “It took so long, but here it is. We suffered a lot, but we managed to do it.”
___
James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson
___
AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.clickorlando.com/sports/2022/12/18/messi-plans-to-play-on-for-argentina-after-world-cup-win/ | 2022-12-18 21:26:50 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/sports/2022/12/18/messi-plans-to-play-on-for-argentina-after-world-cup-win/ |
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") are investigating the proposed sale of Benefitfocus, Inc. (NasdaqGM: BNFT) to Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Benefitfocus will receive only $10.50 in cash for each share of Benefitfocus that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and the process that led to it are adequate, or whether the consideration undervalues the Company.
If you believe that this transaction undervalues the Company and/or if you would like to discuss your legal rights regarding the proposed sale, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner Lewis S. Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com) toll free at any time at 855-768-1857, or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgm-bnft/ to learn more.
To learn more about KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General, visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
1100 Poydras St., Suite 3200
New Orleans, LA 70163
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC | https://www.kold.com/prnewswire/2022/12/27/benefitfocus-investor-alert-by-former-attorney-general-louisiana-kahn-swick-amp-foti-llc-investigates-adequacy-price-process-proposed-sale-benefitfocus-inc-bnft/ | 2022-12-28 10:34:29 | 0 | https://www.kold.com/prnewswire/2022/12/27/benefitfocus-investor-alert-by-former-attorney-general-louisiana-kahn-swick-amp-foti-llc-investigates-adequacy-price-process-proposed-sale-benefitfocus-inc-bnft/ |
PHOTOS: Chemical City Derby Girls smash their way into 2023 season Andrew Mullin ,
Midland Daily News March 12, 2023 Updated: March 12, 2023 8:59 a.m.
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate
1of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Fitch Slap competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
2of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skaters 67Impaler (left) and Wreckless Abandawn compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 3of 62
4of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater CurVicious competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
5of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater The Recycler competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 6of 62
7of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Vex Machine competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
8of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater The Recycler (center) competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 9of 62
10of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Atom Smasher competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
11of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Lumbar Lunatic (right) competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 12of 62
13of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
14of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater The Recycler (center) competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 15of 62
16of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Juris KnockedHer competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
17of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Wreckless Abandawn competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 18of 62
19of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skaters CurVicious (left) and Lumbar Lunatic compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
20of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Madame Melee Curie competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 21of 62
22of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Juris KnockedHer competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
23of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Emma16 competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 24of 62
25of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Atom Smasher competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
26of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 27of 62
28of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Kristy Yamahoochie competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
29of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Fitch Slap competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 30of 62
31of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
32of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 33of 62
34of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater CurVicious (left) competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
35of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 36of 62
37of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Happy Hits competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
38of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 39of 62
40of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
41of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Atom Smasher competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 42of 62
43of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Fitch Slap competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
44of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Emma16 competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 45of 62
46of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
47of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 48of 62
49of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
50of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 51of 62
52of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater 67Impaler competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
53of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 54of 62
55of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Vex Machine (left) competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
56of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Fitch Slap competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 57of 62
58of 62 Members of the Chemical City Derby Girls compete in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less
59of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Vex Machine (left) competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 60of 62
61of 62 Chemical City Derby Girl skater Fitch Slap (left) competes in a bout against the Lakeshore Roller Derby on March 11, 2023 at the Midland Roll Arena.
Andrew Mullin/Midland Daily News Show More Show Less 62of 62
The Chemical City Derby Girls competed in their first bout of 2023, facing rival Lakeshore Roller Derby on Saturday at the Midland Roll Arena.
Vice President of the CCDG Aubrea Burchfield, also known as Emma16, said this bout starts their season, which will run though June, take a summer break, then pick up again in September and October. They compete across Michigan against other roller derby teams.
The CCDG are always looking for new players, Burchfield said. Interested prospects must be over the age of 18 and can join throughout the season if they are already skilled skaters. Women still learning or who have never played the game before can also check out the boot camp coming up in October.
Andrew Mullin is a reporter for the Midland Daily News. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/photos-chemical-city-derby-girls-starts-2023-17834319.php | 2023-03-12 15:41:29 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/photos-chemical-city-derby-girls-starts-2023-17834319.php |
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 9 percent of drivers 15-19 years old involved in fatal crashes in 2019 were distracted.
To stay safe while texting, pull over and park your car in a safe location.
Designate your passenger as the “designated texter.”
Do not scroll through social media apps.
Put the cell phone in the truck or in the backseat.
ADP Public Information Officer Lane Windham warns drivers to stay distracted-free during driving.
You can receive a citation of up to $500 for texting while driving.
He hopes people realize how dangerous it is.
Louisiana law says if you’re under 18, you can’t speak or text on a cell phone while driving.
Windham says young drivers are more likely to text and drive.
He says Jackson Street and the traffic circle off MacArthur have the most accidents.
Saving your life and others is more important than answering a text message.
Learn to stay focused on the road and not on your phone.
Ask your friends in joining you not to text and drive and share your pledge on social media with #justdrive. | http://klax-tv.com/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month | 2022-04-12 22:00:12 | 0 | http://klax-tv.com/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month |
(The Hill) — The owner and two employees of a New York midwife practice have been charged with distributing fake vaccine cards, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced.
Two nurse midwives at Sage-Femme Midwifery PLLC, one of whom is the owner, and a nurse at the practice face charges that they conspired to defraud the United States by enrolling the clinic as an authorized COVID-19 vaccine administration site and providing vaccination cards to unvaccinated people, according to the DOJ. They also allegedly destroyed vials of the COVID-19 vaccine that patients were meant to receive.
“Even though Sage-Femme was a small midwife practice, the defendants’ fraud turned it into one of the busiest vaccination sites in New York State, outpacing large, state-run vaccination sites,” the DOJ said.
Two other individuals were separately charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, money laundering conspiracy and money laundering for allegedly being behind the submission of multiple fraudulent loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, according to the department.
“The defendants in these cases used the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to engage in fraud, including faking vaccine cards and stealing vital funds designed to keep struggling businesses afloat,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said. “My office remains committed to combating the opportunistic fraud that occurred in connection with the pandemic.”
Through their participation in the “separate schemes,” the DOJ said the defendants distributed at least 2,600 fake vaccine cards and defrauded pandemic relief programs of over $1.7 million. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/owner-employees-of-new-york-midwife-practice-charged-with-distributing-fake-vaccine-cards/ | 2023-04-24 18:08:48 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/owner-employees-of-new-york-midwife-practice-charged-with-distributing-fake-vaccine-cards/ |
What's behind Southwest Airlines cancelling flights, and why are airline workers sleeping on floors?
ORLANDO, Fla. - Most airlines are averaging about a 5% cancellation rate right now. Southwest Airlines is sitting at 70%, and for those who are dealing with Southwest, they aren’t up against an annoying or inconvenient but short delay. Some, like Loretta Moore, could be stranded for up to a week.
"There’s nothing we can really do about the situation, we’re just stranded," said Moore.
"Our flight’s been canceled. They didn’t even send us any notifications or anything," said Mario Rubio, who was sitting with his family at the Orlando International Airport Tuesday.
Rubio said his restaurant has already been closed for four days, and the soonest Southwest Airlines can get him home is January 1 – meaning he’d lose out on almost an extra week of business.
"We don’t know now what we’re going to do. We’re just stuck over here," he told FOX 35.
Southwest Airlines told Moore she can’t get back to Chicago until New Year’s Eve.
"So I asked the lady at the customer service desk, ‘Basically I’m going to be homeless for four days?’ and she was just like, ‘Yeah.’ No sympathy, no empathy, no accommodations, nothing."
In the meantime, Moore said, "They don’t offer no hotel accommodations, no staying accommodations."
People have a few options.
They can fork out the cash for hotels and food and wait for the next flight with Southwest. Moore said she considered that.
"But booking with a different airline, everything is now a high price," she said. "It’s like $2,500 a flight."
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says some airlines have capped their fares to help out with this situation. He’s hoping others will join suit.
So how about renting a car?
FOX 35 News called around to rental car agencies at the airport and was told there were cars available. Looking online, there were plenty listed for around $150. Most people FOX 35 spoke with said they tried, but were told there weren’t any available, or that they had come with jaw-dropping price tags.
Rubio tried to do that to get back to Virginia.
"To rent a car from here to where we’re going is like $650, just one way."
Even airline employees are stranded. Pilots and flight attendants are having to find hotel rooms too, and hope Southwest reimburses them in a timely manner.
Corliss King, the Vice President of the Union that represents Southwest Airlines flight attendants, said the union only recently earned flight attendants the right to book their own rooms when needed. King said airline employees are feeling the effects of the Southwest Airlines crisis too.
"Sleeping on floors, not sleeping at all, sleeping in lounges, sitting in chairs for hours and days, not having hot food, not having a place to take a shower," King described. "That is not humane. We’ve worked very hard for our passengers to not see that’s what we’re going through, but now it’s busted wide open."
King said winter storms did start all this trouble, but the bigger problem now is that the airline’s employee scheduling system went down. She says her union tried to tell the airline this could happen.
"[We] have forewarned over and over again, technology has to be brought up to date," said King. "We’ve offered solutions, we’ve asked for a seat at the table."
She said airline employees have to abide by certain federal regulations; they can’t work unlimited hours. King added that schedulers are trying to work everything out manually, leaving people lost in the system, and unable to work at all.
"If you can’t get through to someone on the phone to let them know where you are, they cannot possibly put you in the system to help fix the problem."
For those looking to take alternative methods of transportation, there are options with trains and buses, but those aren’t as affordable as you may think and can take around five times longer than flying would.
There are some options to take a train or bus – but those trips take around five times longer than flying. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/why-southwest-airlines-is-really-cancelling-all-those-flights-and-why-airline-workers-are-sleeping-on-floors | 2022-12-28 06:10:19 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/why-southwest-airlines-is-really-cancelling-all-those-flights-and-why-airline-workers-are-sleeping-on-floors |
The union representing Los Angeles police officers has proposed scaling back officers' duties. It wants to hand many non-emergency and non-criminal calls for help over to other city agencies.
Copyright 2023 NPR
The union representing Los Angeles police officers has proposed scaling back officers' duties. It wants to hand many non-emergency and non-criminal calls for help over to other city agencies.
Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.kasu.org/2023-03-02/the-union-for-la-police-officers-wants-officers-to-have-fewer-responsibilities | 2023-03-03 00:31:53 | 0 | https://www.kasu.org/2023-03-02/the-union-for-la-police-officers-wants-officers-to-have-fewer-responsibilities |
Goal: Expand cleft care and double cleft surgical capacity across the hospital network
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Each of CURE International's seven pediatric orthopedic hospitals across Africa and the Philippines will offer comprehensive cleft care and more surgical capacity for children thanks to an expanded partnership with Smile Train, the world's largest cleft charity.
Comprehensive cleft care is a multidisciplinary approach designed to ensure that every child born with a cleft has access to a portfolio of essential treatments, including feeding/nutrition services, hearing services, speech/language therapy, psychosocial support, and dental/orthodontic care.
In addition to these services, the organizations have agreed to double the cleft surgical capacity across the CURE hospital network to nearly 2,500 cleft/palate procedures per year. This is a positive step forward in treating the estimated 200,000+ babies born each year with a cleft.
CURE International and Smile Train are building upon a successful history of partnership. Since 2007, the organizations have partnered to provide more than 15,000 cleft surgeries for children living in seven different countries ranging from West Africa to Southeast Asia.
"Serving alongside the world-class Smile Train team is empowering CURE to reach more kids in more ways than ever before," said Justin Narducci, President/CEO of CURE International. "We are blessed to have such a capable partner for this important work and look forward to expanding comprehensive cleft care to serve CURE kids who desperately need it."
"This partnership is a win-win as CURE and Smile Train are aligned with a goal of changing more lives of cleft-affected children," said Susannah Schaefer, President and CEO of Smile Train. Children born with clefts need more than surgery. Together, we're committed to treating the whole patient through programs that provide access to important comprehensive cleft care services."
CURE International is a Christian nonprofit organization operating a global network of eight children's hospitals that offer free surgical interventions for children living with treatable disabilities. CURE hospitals provide life-changing care for children suffering from conditions such as cleft lip/palate, neglected clubfoot, bowed legs, burn contractures, spina bifida, brain tumors, and hydrocephalus. In addition to world-class clinical service, CURE ministers to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their communities. Since its inception in 1996, CURE has completed more than 5 million patient visits and 300,000 life-changing surgeries. For more information, visit https://cure.org/.
Smile Train empowers local medical professionals with training, funding, and resources to provide free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children globally. We advance a sustainable solution and scalable global health model for cleft treatment, drastically improving children's lives, including their ability to eat, breathe, speak, and ultimately thrive. To learn more about how Smile Train's sustainable approach means donations have both an immediate and long-term impact, please visit smiletrain.org.
Media Contact: Austin Cantrell, Austin@BridgePublicAffairs.com, (954) 790-1015
View original content:
SOURCE CURE International | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2022/12/05/cure-international-smile-train-tackle-clefts-with-new-global-partnership/ | 2022-12-05 15:11:18 | 1 | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2022/12/05/cure-international-smile-train-tackle-clefts-with-new-global-partnership/ |
Hearing underway for first of 2 Iowa teens who pleaded guilty in 2021 beating death of teacher
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A sentencing hearing for the first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was underway Thursday with details about the investigation into the killing.
Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale pleaded guilty in April to the 2021 attack on Nohema Graber in a park in Fairfield, Iowa, where the 66-year-old teacher regularly walked after school. Prosecutors said the teens, who were 16 at the time, were angry at Graber because of a bad grade she had given Miller.
Miller will be the first sentenced after he pleaded guilty as part of an agreement in which prosecutors recommended a term of between 30 years and life in prison, with the possibility of parole.
Under Goodale’s agreement to plead guilty, prosecutors recommended a sentence of between 25 years and life with the possibility of parole. Goodale’s sentencing is scheduled for August, but his lawyers have sought a delay in the hearing.
Thursday’s sentencing hearing at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairfield initially focused on investigators who described how officers found Graber’s body and social media postings that led them to question and then arrest Miller and Goodale. Prosecutors also played recordings of police interviews with the two suspects and displayed photographs of the crime scene, including graphic images of Graber’s body.
Later Thursday, the court is expected to hear statements from Graber’s relatives.
The teens acknowledged killing Graber on Nov. 2, 2021, in Chautauqua Park in Fairfield, a city of 9,400 people about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Des Moines.
Goodale earlier testified that he and Miller had planned the killing for about two weeks and that both of them struck the victim and then hid her body. Goodale said Miller had initiated the plan. Miller admitted helping but denied hitting Graber.
The two were charged as adults, but because of their age they were not subject to a mandatory sentence of life without parole for first-degree murder. Miller is now 17 and Goodale is 18.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wbrc.com/2023/07/06/hearing-underway-first-2-iowa-teens-who-pleaded-guilty-2021-beating-death-teacher/ | 2023-07-06 17:43:15 | 0 | https://www.wbrc.com/2023/07/06/hearing-underway-first-2-iowa-teens-who-pleaded-guilty-2021-beating-death-teacher/ |
A tornado emergency was issued for Autauga County, Alabama, Thursday afternoon as powerful storms swept through the state.
"This is a life-threatening situation. Take shelter immediately," The National Weather Service tweeted.
It noted that a tornado was approaching I-65 around 1 p.m. Central Time.
"If you need to seek shelter, get helmets, something to protect your head," the NWS stated.
It also advised seeking shelter in the center-most room at the lowest level of the structure.
"Smaller rooms (bathrooms, closets) are better than large rooms," the agency said.
NWS also noted that mobile homes are not sturdy enough to withstand a tornado.
Autauga County is east of Selma, where a confirmed tornado was spotted Thursday.
In addition to tornado threats, the NWS warns that the storms can produce winds of at least 60 MPH and hail the size of a half dollar.
The severe weather threat is expected to impact a large portion of the Southeast and Ohio Valley throughout the day.
In Huntsville, morning storms brought destroyed buildings and brought down powerlines. Numerous injuries were also reported.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/reports-of-tornadoes-in-alabama-as-severe-thunderstorms-roar-through-the-state | 2023-01-12 19:56:49 | 1 | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/reports-of-tornadoes-in-alabama-as-severe-thunderstorms-roar-through-the-state |
CALDWELL — So much for foregone conclusions.
On a night when it was anticipated that Caldwell would name a new police chief, the city council voted down Mayor Jarom Wagoner’s selection to fill the position in a 4-2 vote.
Council members Chuck Stadick, Diana Register, Geoff Williams and John McGee voted against the appointment of Jason Kuzik, while council members Chris Allgood and Brad Doty voted in favor.
The vote appeared to come as a surprise to some. The city sent out a news release late last week that Wagoner was set to make his recommendation to the council and a special meeting was called for Wednesday evening at the Caldwell Police Department to bring forth Kuzik, a captain with the Henderson Police Department in Nevada. He has spent nearly 25 years with that agency.
Kuzik and his wife made the roughly 650-mile drive from Henderson to Caldwell to attend Wednesday's meeting, where about 30 employees from the Caldwell Police Department were in attendance. Beforehand, he said their goal was to come to Idaho all along, and the job had opened up coincidentally as he and his family were looking to relocate. Their son was ready to make the move as well and transfer to Boise State, Kuzik’s wife, Sandy, said.
After the vote, Kuzik said he was surprised by the result. While he wasn’t expecting a unanimous decision, he said, he still expected to get the position.
Just prior to the vote, Wagoner asked for the council’s support in the decision.
“I am extremely, extremely disappointed,” Wagoner said immediately following the vote, during the meeting’s closing comments. “We lost an incredible candidate who made an effort to come up here and be here in person. I think we need to put our own desires aside and look at what truly is best for this department. This sets us back.”
During the meeting, Stadick and Register each expressed reservations regarding Kuzik’s appointment.
Stadick pointed out that the Caldwell Police Department remains under FBI investigation.
The investigation stems from alleged sexual relations and misconduct in the department's street crimes unit. Another officer, Joseph Hoadley, was fired early this month as he faced federal felony charges of destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in a federal investigation. Hoadley, who had been a lieutenant in the department, pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his jury trial is scheduled to happen in September.
The department’s former chief, Frank Wyant, retires May 31.
Stadick questioned how a good decision could be made as the department works through these issues. He also said that he was unsure if Kuzik was the proper candidate to lead Caldwell police out of the woods.
“To me, we have a systemic problem here and I understood that from our conversations, lengthy conversations and some emails, that you haven’t had that kind of experience,” Stadick said, speaking to Kuzik. “And that concerned me.”
Stadick said that he has no issues with Kuzik in terms of qualifications. But the council member said that Kuzik indicated that he was close to retirement, which was also a sticking point.
“I know you’re getting close to retirement. If you decide to retire in four to five years, then what are we going to do for a new police chief?” Stadick said. “And that concerned me, the longevity.”
Stadick said he preferred a candidate from the Los Angeles Police Department to fill the Caldwell vacancy.
Allgood responded that the issues facing Caldwell police were not systemic and that he had confidence in the department, its officers and Kuzik to get the job done.
Wagoner countered the longevity point by saying having a chief for longer than a five- to seven-year period can lead to burnout in the position.
The mayor added that waiting for the FBI investigation to wrap up before selecting a new police chief seemed unrealistic.
“That’s going to be way, way, way into the future,” he said. “So we can’t wait around for that.”
Register read a lengthy statement, saying that the appointment of a new police chief has been the most difficult decision she has made since joining the city council in January.
She said that while she recognized the urgency to fill the chief’s seat, she added that “I also believe strongly that there were things that needed to be done to ensure the integrity of the process.”
And while she said she believes that Kuzik is a “well-rounded applicant,” she did not want “to put somebody in the position just to get somebody in there.”
“The police department is in desperate need of leadership but they are also in desperate need of healing and I believe that is going to take somebody who not just has the administrative and managerial experience but somebody who checks all the boxes for the needs of the department and the community as a whole,” she said. “As with the rest of the council, this decision was not made lightly and has weighed heavily on me for weeks. I’ve listened to the people on the interview panel, other city leaders, my constituents, our officers, but most importantly, I have too many unanswered questions and doubts to move forward at this time.”
Williams declined to comment following the meeting. | https://www.idahopress.com/townnews/politics/caldwell-city-council-votes-down-mayor-s-pick-for-top-cop/article_0495ee90-1498-5165-87f0-7589998c5d85.html | 2022-05-26 03:45:59 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/townnews/politics/caldwell-city-council-votes-down-mayor-s-pick-for-top-cop/article_0495ee90-1498-5165-87f0-7589998c5d85.html |
CINCINNATI and DALLAS, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Two local entrepreneurs, Chad Brizendine of McKinney TX and Jake Warm of Cincinnati OH, acquired the beloved bourbon brand O.K.I. from New Riff Distilling in 2020. Since its re-launch in 2020, O.K.I. has sold over 10,000 cases of bourbon and rye whiskey. In 2023 alone, the brand is on pace to exceed 12,000 cases before the Fall.
"We're thrilled with how whiskey lovers have responded to the brand's reintroduction" Brizendine shared. "Our waitlist for single barrels has been filled with retailers and groups from Texas, Florida, and Illinois since 2020. It was a no brainer to expand beyond Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana."
Signing a multi-state agreement with Green Light Distribution in Texas and Florida, O.K.I. plans to dramatically increase its presence in the southern United States. Dusty Odell, co-founder and CEO of Green Light Distribution added "O.K.I. is a cult whiskey brand known for its single barrels and couldn't be a more perfect fit for Texas and Florida whiskey connoisseurs."
O.K.I. too plans to launch its first "true O.K.I. blend" in Fall 2023 under its Reserve sub-brand featuring dark rye whiskey from Middle West Spirits in Ohio, bourbon from Bardstown Bourbon Company in Kentucky, and rye whiskey from MGPI in Indiana. Warm shared "Reserve Batch 02 has been in the works since last year and pays homage to our company name and the tri-state where O.K.I. was founded. It's a truly one-of-a-kind blend!"
Stay up to date on all things O.K.I. Bourbon at www.okibourbon.com
About OKI Spirits LLC
Local whiskey entrepreneurs Chad Brizendine and Jake Warm are co-owners of OKI Spirits. Brizendine was co-founder and Warm an early investor in George Remus Bourbon, acquired in 2016 by MGPI. OKI Spirits now operates in 6 states including OH, KY, IN, TX, FL, IL.
CONTACT:
Chad Brizendine,
chad@okibourbon.com
View original content:
SOURCE O.K.I. Spirits | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2023/06/09/oki-bourbon-continues-rapid-expansion-into-texas-florida-amp-illinois/ | 2023-06-09 12:54:10 | 0 | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2023/06/09/oki-bourbon-continues-rapid-expansion-into-texas-florida-amp-illinois/ |
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western Prime Minister-designate Dorin Recean will propose a new government to lawmakers on Thursday for a confidence vote, as the small country signals a shift to security concerns amid Russia’s ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine.
Recean, a 48-year-old economist who served for a year as President Maia Sandu’s defense and security adviser, was appointed by her last week after Natalia Gavrilita suddenly quit the premiership.
Moldova’s ruling Party of Action and Solidarity, or PAS, holds a majority in the country’s 101-seat legislature and is widely expected to support Recean’s proposal.
Recean, who also served as interior minister between 2012 and 2015, will propose a cabinet to lawmakers that will remain largely the same. Key ministers such as foreign affairs, interior, and defense will remain, while changes will be made to energy and infrastructure, justice and finance.
Sandu told a news conference last week that “firm steps are needed to strengthen the country’s economy and security.”
Recean said after he was appointed last week that his main focus will be to introduce “order and discipline” in Moldova’s institutions, breathe new life into the struggling economy and ensure peace and stability.
“We are at the highest risk of challenges since World War II, he said. “We need to strengthen the security sector in such a way that everyone is safe.”
On Monday, Sandu held a news briefing in which she outlined an alleged plot by Moscow to overthrow her country’s government using what she described as external saboteurs, to put the nation “at the disposal of Russia,” and to derail its aspirations to one day join the European Union.
Sandu said that the purported Russian plot envisioned attacks on government buildings, hostage-takings and other violent actions by groups of saboteurs. Russia strongly denied those claims a day later as “absolutely unfounded and unsubstantiated.”
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, non-NATO member Moldova has faced a string of problems. These include a severe energy crisis after Moscow dramatically reduced gas supplies; skyrocketing inflation; several missiles that have traversed its skies from Russia’s war next door, and a huge inflow of refugees fleeing the war.
Tensions also soared in Moldova, a former Soviet republic of about 2.6 million people, after a series of explosions occurred last April in Transnistria — a Russia-backed separatist region of Moldova where Russia bases about 1,500 troops.
Costin Ciobanu, a political scientist at the Royal Holloway University of London, said that Moldova’s change of government shows “security concerns are high on the list” of the authorities and that Sandu going public with her Russian plot claims lends “credence to the idea that Moldova has to focus on its security.”
“The main narrative behind the change of government was that the state has to focus more on the security dimension than economic development and a cost-of-living crisis,” he told The Associated Press. “Because many people were doubtful about the rationale behind the change.”
In the wake of the war, Moldova has looked to foster closer ties with its Western partners. Last June, it was granted EU candidate status, the same day as Ukraine. But full membership will be contingent on a series of reforms such as tackling corruption and strengthening the rule of law.
___
McGrath reported from Sighisoara, Romania
___
Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-moldovas-pm-designate-seeks-confidence-vote-from-lawmakers/ | 2023-02-16 21:50:25 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/ap-moldovas-pm-designate-seeks-confidence-vote-from-lawmakers/ |
Family looking for man who pulled son from burning car
BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - A couple from Arkansas are searching for a man who saved their son’s life.
Randy Seale’s son was involved in a significant three-car accident on Highway 167 north of Batesville, Arkansas, last Monday.
The car his son was in started smoking and eventually caught fire, and had it not been for “Steve from Texas,” the situation could’ve ended much worse.
Seale said that morning began like any other.
“I got up on Monday morning and was scrolling through newsfeeds like I normally do. Just a regular Monday morning,” he said. “All of a sudden, I get a notification from Life360 that my son had a sudden stop. You pray that it’s, ‘OK, he dropped his phone.’ You don’t really want to think the worst, but sometimes that happens.”
Then, just a few moments after the Life360 notification, Seale’s wife, Summer, received a call from their son.
“My wife gets a phone call from my son’s phone, and it’s a gentleman,” Seale said. “We can hear my son Dyllan in the background. She puts him on speaker, and she can hear him in the background. She’s not necessarily talking to him, she’s talking to a gentleman named Steve, and he’s asking us questions about who we are and what happened.”
Seale explained he wanted to thank the man and possibly even give him a hug for his heroic actions.
“If it wasn’t for this man named Steve, I don’t necessarily think my son would be with me today,” he said.
The family is asking anyone who knows who the man may be to email Randy.Seale@ARUMC.org.
Copyright 2022 KAIT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wbrc.com/2022/10/26/family-looking-man-who-pulled-son-burning-car/ | 2022-10-26 01:51:34 | 0 | https://www.wbrc.com/2022/10/26/family-looking-man-who-pulled-son-burning-car/ |
Skip navigation
Search Query
Submit Search
MLB
NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
Premier League
College Football
College Basketball
Horse Racing
Top News
Angels’ Ohtani leaves with blister after giving up 2 homers in 8-5 loss to Padres, Musgrove
Associated Press
,
Associated Press
,
Dustin May to have season-ending elbow surgery in the latest blow to the Dodgers’ rotation
Associated Press
,
Associated Press
,
Mariners’ Rodríguez and Kirby among All-Star injury replacements for July 11 game
Associated Press
,
Associated Press
,
Top Clips
Harigae comes back from ‘rock bottom’
Pebble Beach holds four difficult par 5s
‘Arguably the most difficult three-hole stretch’
Trending Teams
Washington Commanders
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Profile
Profile
Login
Favorites
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up
PFT
Rumor Mill
Watch
Podcasts
Podcasts
PFT Live
PFT PM
More Sports
More Sports
NFL
Fantasy Sports
MLB
NBA
NHL
College Football
College Basketball
Golf
Olympics
USFL
Soccer
Motors
NASCAR
Peacock
Paris 2024 Olympics
Search Query
Submit Search
MLB
NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
Premier League
College Football
College Basketball
Horse Racing
Top News
Angels’ Ohtani leaves with blister after giving up 2 homers in 8-5 loss to Padres, Musgrove
Associated Press
,
Associated Press
,
Dustin May to have season-ending elbow surgery in the latest blow to the Dodgers’ rotation
Associated Press
,
Associated Press
,
Mariners’ Rodríguez and Kirby among All-Star injury replacements for July 11 game
Associated Press
,
Associated Press
,
Top Clips
Harigae comes back from ‘rock bottom’
Pebble Beach holds four difficult par 5s
‘Arguably the most difficult three-hole stretch’
Trending Teams
Washington Commanders
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
PFT
Rumor Mill
Watch
Podcasts
PFT Live
PFT PM
More Sports
NFL
Fantasy Sports
MLB
NBA
NHL
College Football
College Basketball
Golf
Olympics
USFL
Soccer
Motors
NASCAR
Favorites
Profile
Peacock
Paris 2024 Olympics
Favorites
Profile
Login
Menu
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up
Watch Now
Shazier delivers most-inspiring moment of draft
April 27, 2018 09:28 AM
Pittsburgh Steelers' Ryan Shazier delivers the most-inspiring moment of the 2018 NFL Draft by walking across the stage and announcing the first-round pick.
Up Next
27:47
PFT Mailbag: Is Vrabel on the hot seat?
Now Playing
PFT Mailbag: Is Vrabel on the hot seat?
July 3, 2023 02:09 PM
Mike Florio dives into your questions into Mike Vrabel's future with the Tennessee Titans, surprise playoff contenders, in-game betting and more.
4:20
Unpacking reported Jones Netflix docuseries
Now Playing
Unpacking reported Jones Netflix docuseries
July 3, 2023 02:05 PM
Mike Florio takes a deep dive into the teams being floated around to star in the new season of "Hard Knocks" and Florio also analyzes the reported $50 million deal Jerry Jones is completing with Netflix for a docuseries.
8:18
Florio ‘fascinated’ by Vick on Hill’s podcast
Now Playing
Florio 'fascinated' by Vick on Hill's podcast
July 3, 2023 01:54 PM
Mike Florio breaks down Michael Vick's appearance on Tyreek Hill's podcast and details the points of the conversation that struck him the most.
6:03
Where do the Patriots rank in the AFC?
Now Playing
Where do the Patriots rank in the AFC?
July 3, 2023 01:49 PM
Mike Florio discusses the state of the New England Patriots and picks where they rank in the AFC ahead of the 2023 NFL season.
4:34
Is Belichick right about Kraft’s lack of spending?
Now Playing
Is Belichick right about Kraft's lack of spending?
July 3, 2023 01:41 PM
Mike Florio breaks down recent comments from Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick regarding the amount of money being spent on the New England Patriots each season.
25:06
PFT Mailbag: Bieniemy’s opportunity, RB clause?
Now Playing
PFT Mailbag: Bieniemy's opportunity, RB clause?
June 30, 2023 02:22 PM
Mike Florio dives into your questions on speculation around the NFLPA elections and next CBA, the criteria for Hard Knocks, the window open to Eric Bieniemy and more.
9:49
Florio: NFLPA’s election was too confidential
Now Playing
Florio: NFLPA's election was too confidential
June 30, 2023 02:05 PM
Mike Florio argues that the NFL Players Association's executive director vote overprioritized confidentiality, which made for a flawed process in Lloyd Howell's election.
3:49
NFL has launched investigation into Hill incident
Now Playing
NFL has launched investigation into Hill incident
June 30, 2023 01:58 PM
Mike Florio gives an update on where things stand with Tyreek Hill, who reportedly assaulted a man on Father's Day, and what action the NFL currently is taking.
22:45
Examining next steps for the NFL’s gambling policy
Now Playing
Examining next steps for the NFL's gambling policy
June 30, 2023 01:58 PM
Mike Florio explains why he believes the NFL has reached "the end of phase one" of their gambling policy enforcement and questions why players betting on their team to win affects the integrity of the game.
4:33
Rodgers among handful reportedly facing suspension
Now Playing
Rodgers among handful reportedly facing suspension
June 28, 2023 01:35 PM
Mike Florio comments on the report that the Indianapolis Colts' Isaiah Rodgers is among a "handful" of NFL players facing a season-long suspension for allegedly violating the league's gambling policy.
12:46
Howell is elected new NFLPA Executive Director
Now Playing
Howell is elected new NFLPA Executive Director
June 28, 2023 01:29 PM
Mike Florio unpacks the news that the NFLPA Board of Directors has named Lloyd Howell the new Executive Director. He will succeed DeMaurice Smith.
13:57
PFT Mailbag: Importance of RB vs. QB position
Now Playing
PFT Mailbag: Importance of RB vs. QB position
June 28, 2023 01:16 PM
Mike Florio opens up the mailbag to field questions on whether tight ends are underpaid, if teams will elevate the importance of the RB position and whether the NFL should start a spring league.
Close Ad | https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/nfl/profootballtalk/shazier-delivers-most-inspiring-moment-of-draft | 2023-07-05 06:00:23 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/nfl/profootballtalk/shazier-delivers-most-inspiring-moment-of-draft |
Marcos Jr. has not claimed victory but thanked his supporters in a late-night “address to the nation” video, where he urged them to stay vigilant until the vote count is completed.
“If we’ll be fortunate, I’ll expect that your help will not wane, your trust will not wane because we have a lot of things to do in the times ahead,” he said.
Robredo has not conceded defeat but acknowledged the massive Marcos Jr. lead in the unofficial count. She told her supporters the fight for reforms and democracy won’t end with the elections.
“The voice of the people is getting clearer and clearer,” she said. “In the name of the Philippines, which I know you also love so dearly, we should hear this voice because in the end, we only have this one nation to share.”
She asked her supporters to continue to stand up: “Press for the truth. It took long for the structure of lies to be erected. We have the time and opportunity now to fight and dismantle this.”
The election winner will take office on June 30 for a single, six-year term as leader of a Southeast Asian nation hit hard by two years of COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns and long-troubled by crushing poverty, gaping inequalities, Muslim and communist insurgencies and deep political divisions.
The next president will also likely face demands to prosecute outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte for thousands of killings during his anti-drug crackdown — deaths already under investigation by the International Criminal Court.
Marcos Jr., a 64-year-old former provincial governor, congressman and senator, held a wide lead in pre-election surveys. But Robredo had tapped into shock and outrage over the prospect of a Marcos recapturing the seat of power and harnessed a network of campaign volunteers to underpin her candidacy.
After his ouster by the largely peaceful 1986 uprising, the elder Marcos died in 1989 while in exile in Hawaii without admitting any wrongdoing, including accusations that he, his family and cronies amassed an estimated $5 billion to $10 billion while he was in power. A Hawaii court later found him liable for human rights violations and awarded $2 billion from his estate to compensate more than 9,000 Filipinos who filed a lawsuit against him for torture, incarceration, extrajudicial killings and disappearances.
His widow, Imelda Marcos, and their children were allowed to return to the Philippines in 1991 and worked on a stunning political comeback, helped by a well-funded social media campaign to refurbish the family name.
Marcos Jr. has defended the legacy of his father and steadfastly refused to acknowledge and apologize for the massive human rights violations and plunder under his father's strongman rule.
Officials said Monday's election was relatively peaceful despite pockets of violence in the country’s volatile south that killed at least four people in the country’s volatile south. Thousands of police and military personnel were deployed to secure election precincts, especially in rural regions with a history of violent political rivalries.
Filipinos stood in long lines to cast their ballots, with the start of voting delayed by a few hours in a few areas due to malfunctioning vote machines, power outages, bad weather and other problems.
Aside from the presidency, more than 18,000 government posts were on the ballot, including half of the 24-member Senate, more than 300 seats in the House of Representatives, as well as provincial and local offices across the archipelago.
In the 2016 vice presidential race, Robredo defeated Marcos Jr. by a narrow margin in their first political faceoff. He waged a years-long legal battle against her victory, alleging fraud, that got defeated but he never conceded.
Caption Supporters cheer as they arrive at the headquarters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. in Mandaluyong, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption Supporters cheer as they arrive at the headquarters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. in Mandaluyong, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption Supporters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrive at his headquarters on Monday May 9, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president today, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption Supporters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrive at his headquarters on Monday May 9, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president today, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption A supporter waves a flag as they arrive at the headquarters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. in Mandaluyong, Philippines late Monday May 9, 2022. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption A supporter waves a flag as they arrive at the headquarters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. in Mandaluyong, Philippines late Monday May 9, 2022. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption Supporters flash signs as they arrive at the headquarters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. in Mandaluyong, Philippines late Monday, May 9, 2022. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption Supporters flash signs as they arrive at the headquarters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. in Mandaluyong, Philippines late Monday, May 9, 2022. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption Supporters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrive at his headquarters on Monday May 9, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president today, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption Supporters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrive at his headquarters on Monday May 9, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president today, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption People wait in line to vote at a school used as a polling station at Tondo district in Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president on Monday, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption People wait in line to vote at a school used as a polling station at Tondo district in Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president on Monday, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption In this photo provided by the Office of the Vice President, Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo gestures as she gives a post-election statement from her home in Magarao, Camarines Norte, eastern Philippines Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. Marcos Jr. had votes, far ahead of his closest challenger Robredo, a champion of human rights. (Office of the Vice President via AP)
Credit: Uncredited
Caption In this photo provided by the Office of the Vice President, Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo gestures as she gives a post-election statement from her home in Magarao, Camarines Norte, eastern Philippines Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. Marcos Jr. had votes, far ahead of his closest challenger Robredo, a champion of human rights. (Office of the Vice President via AP)
Credit: Uncredited
Credit: Uncredited
Caption In this handout photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shows ink on his finger to mark that he has finished voting at a polling center in Davao city, southern Philippines on Monday May 9, 2020. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. (Toto Lozano/ Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP)
Credit: TOTO LOZANO
Caption In this handout photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shows ink on his finger to mark that he has finished voting at a polling center in Davao city, southern Philippines on Monday May 9, 2020. The son and namesake of ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos took a commanding lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's presidential election in the deeply divided Asian democracy. (Toto Lozano/ Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP)
Credit: TOTO LOZANO
Credit: TOTO LOZANO
Caption People vote at a multipurpose hall and worship area that is used as a polling center in Quezon City, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president on Monday, with Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption People vote at a multipurpose hall and worship area that is used as a polling center in Quezon City, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president on Monday, with Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption People wait in line to vote at a school used as a polling station in Tondo district of Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president on Monday, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption People wait in line to vote at a school used as a polling station in Tondo district of Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president on Monday, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption Police and navy personnel try to control a crowd outside a polling station as they try to enter to cast their votes in the Tondo district of Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president on Monday, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Caption Police and navy personnel try to control a crowd outside a polling station as they try to enter to cast their votes in the Tondo district of Manila, Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. About 67 million registered Filipino voters will pick a new president on Monday, with Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, son and namesake of the ousted dictator leading pre-election surveys, and incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, as his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Credit: Aaron Favila
Credit: Aaron Favila | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/marcos-jr-won-philippine-presidency-unofficial-count-shows/C27PI74YVFFCFFKQMVK7QZOQOA/ | 2022-05-10 02:25:47 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/marcos-jr-won-philippine-presidency-unofficial-count-shows/C27PI74YVFFCFFKQMVK7QZOQOA/ |
Ukrainian authorities endeavored Saturday to restore electricity and water services after recent pummeling by Russian military strikes that vastly damaged infrastructure, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying millions have seen their power restored since blackouts swept the war-battered country days earlier.
Skirmishes continued in the east and residents from the southern city of Kherson headed north and west to flee after punishing, deadly bombardments by Russian forces in recent days. The strikes have been seen as attempts at Russian retribution against Ukraine's beleaguered but defiant people after Ukrainian troops over two week ago liberated the city that had been in Russian hands for many months.
“The key task of today, as well as other days of this week, is energy," Zelenskyy said in his nightly televised address late Friday. “From Wednesday to today we have managed to halve the number of people whose electricity is cut off, to stabilize the system.”
He said, however, that blackouts continued in most regions, including Kyiv, the capital.
Get DFW local news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox. Sign up for NBC DFW newsletters.
“In total, more than 6 million subscribers are affected. On Wednesday evening, almost 12 million subscribers were cut off,” Zelenskyy added.
He allowed himself a rare show of pique about how Kyiv authorities were faring, alluding to “many complaints” with the rollouts of “points of invincibility” — public centers where residents can stock up on food, water, battery power and other essentials — in the capital.
"Please pay attention: Kyiv residents need more protection," he said. “As of this evening, 600,000 subscribers have been disconnected in the city. Many Kyiv residents were without electricity for more than 20 or even 30 hours.”
"I expect quality work from the mayor’s office,” he said, alluding to the administration of Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Early Saturday, the Kyiv municipal administration said water connections had been restored throughout the city, but that about 130,000 residents remain without electricity.
City authorities said Saturday morning that all power, water, heating and communication services would be restored within 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Ukrainians were marking the 90th anniversary of the start of the “Holodomor,” or Great Famine, that killed more than 3 million people over two years as the Soviet government under Josef Stalin confiscated food and grain supplies and deported many Ukrainians.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz marked the commemoration by drawing parallels with the impact of the war on Ukraine — a key supplier of wheat, barley, sunflower oil and other foodstuffs — on world markets. Exports from Ukraine have resumed under a U.N.-brokered deal but have still been far short of pre-war levels, driving up global prices.
“Today, we stand united in stating that hunger must never again be used as a weapon,” Scholz said in a video message. “That is why we cannot tolerate what we are witnessing: The worst global food crisis in years with abhorrent consequences for millions of people – from Afghanistan to Madagascar, from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa.”
He said a World Food Program ship was in the process of delivering Ukrainian grain to Ethiopia, and Germany was adding another 10 million euros to efforts to help expedite grain shipments from Ukraine.
In Kherson, residents continued to flee — or try to. A salvo of missiles struck the recently liberated city for a second day on Friday.
“I have no money, I can’t even buy gas for the car,” said Iryna Rusanovska, standing on the street near the bodies of three people who died from a strike on Thursday. She said wants to take her family to western Ukraine or out of the country.
___
Mednick reported from Kherson, Ukraine. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/ukraine-races-to-restore-power-as-millions-face-blackouts/3134646/ | 2022-11-26 11:46:58 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/ukraine-races-to-restore-power-as-millions-face-blackouts/3134646/ |
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved putter for golfers that would increase performance on the green," said an inventor, from Henderson, Nev., "so I invented BOB'S MALLET PUTTER. My croquet-inspired design would offer an alternative to struggling with traditional putters."
The patented invention provides an improved mallet-style putter for golfers. In doing so, it increases accuracy, control and surface area when putting. It also improves weight distribution during the follow through. The invention features a unique and customizable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for golfers. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and it can be utilized by both left and right handed golfers.
The original design was submitted to the Las Vegas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-LGT-262, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE InventHelp | https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/11/21/inventhelp-inventor-develops-mallet-style-putter-golfers-lgt-262/ | 2022-11-21 19:37:35 | 0 | https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/11/21/inventhelp-inventor-develops-mallet-style-putter-golfers-lgt-262/ |
Kayden Coleman is one of the dads we're hearing from this week in honor of Fathers Day. The educator and transgender dad talks about what being a father means to him.
Copyright 2023 NPR
Kayden Coleman is one of the dads we're hearing from this week in honor of Fathers Day. The educator and transgender dad talks about what being a father means to him.
Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.wdiy.org/2023-06-15/ahead-of-fathers-day-were-hearing-voices-of-dads-from-different-backgrounds | 2023-06-15 09:42:08 | 0 | https://www.wdiy.org/2023-06-15/ahead-of-fathers-day-were-hearing-voices-of-dads-from-different-backgrounds |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Police are asking for the public’s help locating a man missing since January.
According to police, 37-year-old Steven Randolph was last seen on January 15 around the 5400 block of Lewisburg Street.
Randolph is described as 5’10” and 120 pounds.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Randolph is asked to contact Birmingham Police at 205-296-8435. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/missing/birmingham-police-searching-for-man-missing-since-january/ | 2023-03-28 15:49:26 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/missing/birmingham-police-searching-for-man-missing-since-january/ |
The actor who stars in Argentina, 1985, which is nominated for an Academy Award, says the historical courtroom drama resonates in many countries — including those struggling to preserve democracy.
Copyright 2023 NPR
The actor who stars in Argentina, 1985, which is nominated for an Academy Award, says the historical courtroom drama resonates in many countries — including those struggling to preserve democracy.
Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.kcbx.org/2023-03-03/a-historic-event-in-argentina-is-now-a-courtroom-drama-thats-up-for-an-oscar | 2023-03-03 10:32:38 | 0 | https://www.kcbx.org/2023-03-03/a-historic-event-in-argentina-is-now-a-courtroom-drama-thats-up-for-an-oscar |
Firefighters remove snake from truck’s engine
Published: Dec. 29, 2022 at 12:23 PM CST|Updated: 36 minutes ago
FORT MYERS, Fla. (CNN) – Firefighters in Florida got quite an unusual call on Thursday.
Someone stopped by the fire station in Fort Myers asking for help after they found a snake in their truck engine.
The firefighters were able to remove the snake safely.
The snake turned out to be a ball python and is most likely someone’s escaped pet.
Firefighters contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Attempts are being made to find the ball python’s owner.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.kttc.com/2022/12/29/firefighters-remove-snake-trucks-engine/ | 2022-12-29 19:00:38 | 1 | https://www.kttc.com/2022/12/29/firefighters-remove-snake-trucks-engine/ |
MULBERRY, Ark. — The Mulberry Fire Department responded to multiple fires early Monday morning.
The fire department was dispatched to Pleasant View on July 25, at 1:30 a.m. at Beneux Bottom Road and White Valley for a structure and grass fire. When crews arrived, the fire had burned around the abandoned structure and burned about 2 acres.
After this fire, the department was called to another fire that had been set intentionally on Mocking Lane. The Mulberry Fire Department says they were able to put it out quickly.
A third call came in of a grass fire at the 3200 block of 64 Hwy West. When crews arrived, they found a small amount of smoke at the same location where power lines were down yesterday.
The Mulberry Fire Department reminds the public there is still an active burn ban.
DOWNLOAD THE 5NEWS APP
DOWNLOAD FOR IPHONE HERE | DOWNLOAD FOR ANDROID HERE
HOW TO ADD THE 5NEWS APP TO YOUR STREAMING DEVICE
ROKU: add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching for KFSM in the Channel Store.
For Fire TV, search for "KFSM" to find the free app to add to your account. Another option for Fire TV is to have the app delivered directly to your Fire TV through Amazon.
To report a typo or grammatical error, please email KFSMDigitalTeam@tegna.com. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/mulberry-fire-department-responds-multiple-fires-this-morning-burn-ban-grass-structure-pleasant-view/527-61165ef1-b24f-4fd3-8045-5991fea16bf6 | 2022-07-25 16:47:40 | 1 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/mulberry-fire-department-responds-multiple-fires-this-morning-burn-ban-grass-structure-pleasant-view/527-61165ef1-b24f-4fd3-8045-5991fea16bf6 |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and U.S.-led United Nations Command say they are working to resolve the situation involving a U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea at a border village. The incident involving Pvt. Travis King comes at a time of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The pace of both North Korea’s weapons demonstrations and U.S.-South Korean military exercises has intensified lately in a cycle of tit-for-tat.
Other Americans have crossed into North Korea over the years, including a few U.S. soldiers. Some of the Americans were motivated by evangelical zeal or simply attracted by the mystery of a severely cloistered police state fueled by anti-U.S. hatred.
Other Americans were detained after entering North Korea as tourists. In one tragic case, it ended in death.
Here’s a look at other Americans who entered North Korea in the past years:
Born in Rich Square, N.C., Charles Jenkins was one of the few Cold War-era U.S. soldiers who fled to North Korea while serving in the South.
Jenkins, then an Army sergeant, deserted his post in 1965 and fled across the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas. North Korea treated Jenkins as a propaganda asset, showcasing him in leaflets and films.
In 1980, Jenkins married 21-year-old Hitomi Soga, a Japanese nursing student who had been abducted by North Korean agents in 1978.
Soga was allowed to return to Japan in 2002. In 2004, Jenkins was allowed to leave North Korea and rejoin his wife in Japan, where he surrendered to U.S. military authorities and faced charges that he abandoned his unit and defected to North Korea. He was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to 25 days in a U.S. military jail in Japan. He died in Japan in 2017.
It’s clear that North Korea’s handling of American detainees is influenced by the state of its relations with Washington.
Bruce Byron Lowrance benefited from cozy diplomacy in 2018 between then-U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who met for a summit in June that year where they issued aspirational goals for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula without describing when and how it would occur.
Five months later, North Korea announced it was expelling Lowrance who had entered the country illegally through China in October. North Korea’s decision to deport Lowrance after only a month of confinement was remarkably quick by the country’s standards, apparently reflecting an eagerness to keep alive a positive atmosphere for dialogue with the United States.
During the buildup to the Trump-Kim summit in June, North Korea released three American detainees – Kim Dong Chul, Tony Kim and Kim Hak Song — who returned to home on a plane with then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
However, the diplomacy broke down after the second Trump-Kim summit in February 2019, when the Americans rejected North Korean demands for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capabilities.
In September 2014, then a 24-year-old from Bakersfield, California, Matthew Miller was sentenced to six years of hard labor by North Korea’s Supreme Court on charges that he illegally entered the country for spying purposes.
The court claimed that Miller tore up his tourist visa upon arriving at Pyongyang’s airport in April that year and admitted to a “wild ambition” of experiencing North Korean prison life so that he could secretly investigate the country’s human rights conditions.
North Korea’s initial announcement about Miller’s detainment that month came as then-President Barack Obama was traveling in South Korea on a state visit.
Miller was freed in November that same year along with another American, Kenneth Bae, a missionary and tour leader.
Weeks before his release, Miller talked with The Associated Press at a Pyongyang hotel where North Korean officials allowed him to call his family. Miller said he was digging in fields eight hours a day and being kept in isolation.
Bae, a Korean-American missionary from Lynnwood, Washington, was arrested in November 2012 while leading a tour group in a special North Korean economic zone.
North Korea sentenced Bae to 15 years in prison for “hostile acts,” including smuggling in inflammatory literature and attempting to establish a base for anti-government activities at a hotel in a border town. Bae’s family said he suffered from chronic health issues, including back pain, diabetes, and heart and liver problems.
Bae returned to the United States in November 2014 following a secret mission by James Clapper, then-U.S. director of national intelligence who also secured Miller’s release.
A month before Bae’s and Miller’s release, North Korea also freed Jeffrey Fowle, an Ohio municipal worker who was detained for six months for leaving a Bible in a nightclub in the city of Chongjin. Fowle’s release followed negotiations that involved retired diplomat and former Ohio Congressman Tony Hall.
While North Korea officially guarantees freedom of religion, analysts and defectors describe the country as strictly anti-religious. The distribution of Bibles and secret prayer services can mean imprisonment or execution, defectors say.
In 2009, American missionary Robert Park walked into North Korea with a Bible in his hand to draw attention to North Korea’s human rights abuses. Park, who was deported from the North in February 2010, has said he was tortured by authorities.
Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old University of Virginia student, died in June 2017, shortly after he was flown home in a coma after 17 months in North Korean captivity.
Warmbier was seized by North Korean authorities from a tour group in January 2016 and convicted on charges of trying to steal a propaganda poster and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
While not providing a clear reason for Warmbier’s brain damage, North Korea denied accusations by Warmbier’s family that he was tortured and insisted that it had provided him medical care with “all sincerity.” The North accused the United States of a smear campaign and claimed itself as the “biggest victim” in his death.
In 2022, a U.S. federal judge in New York ruled that Warmbier’s parents — Fred and Cindy Warmbier — should receive $240,300 seized from a North Korean bank account, which would be a partial payment toward the more than $501 million they were awarded in 2018 by a federal judge in Washington. | https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-a-look-at-other-americans-who-have-crossed-into-north-korea-over-the-years/ | 2023-07-19 22:47:39 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-a-look-at-other-americans-who-have-crossed-into-north-korea-over-the-years/ |
Here’s how you can get free fries for ‘Fry Week’
Published: Jul. 11, 2022 at 1:35 PM EDT|Updated: 54 minutes ago
ATLANTA (CNN) – Wednesday is National French Fry Day, and you can score some this week at no cost.
McDonald’s and Wendy’s are giving customers a free order of fries all week long.
No purchase is necessary at McDonald’s, but you do need to order your fries through the app.
Likewise, you have to order your food through the Wendy’s app, but you’ll get your free fries with specific purchases that change each day.
The promotion runs all week at both fast-food chains.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/07/11/heres-how-you-can-get-free-fries-fry-week/ | 2022-07-11 18:31:55 | 0 | https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/07/11/heres-how-you-can-get-free-fries-fry-week/ |
NPR speaks with Ahilan Kadirgamar, a political economist and senior lecturer at the University of Jaffna, about the president of Sri Lanka, who has fled the country.
Copyright 2022 NPR
NPR speaks with Ahilan Kadirgamar, a political economist and senior lecturer at the University of Jaffna, about the president of Sri Lanka, who has fled the country.
Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2022-07-13/sri-lankas-president-flees-the-country-amid-an-economic-crisis | 2022-07-13 09:21:07 | 0 | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2022-07-13/sri-lankas-president-flees-the-country-amid-an-economic-crisis |
LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Endowment (TCE) announced today $30 million in initial investments from the Foundation's $300-million social bond. Issued in January 2021, the social bond was established to increase The California Endowment's investments in power-building and leadership to advance racial justice amidst ongoing racial injustices, political divisiveness and the coronavirus pandemic. The $30 million in initial grants kickstarts the social bond grantmaking to nonprofit organizations at the forefront of movements to advance racial justice and health equity in California.
"We envision a California that truly embodies the values of wellness, inclusion and shared prosperity," said Dr Robert Ross, President and CEO of The California Endowment. "The philanthropic sector has an historic opportunity to invest in transformational change. Through the California Endowment's social bond investments, we are doubling down on the good troublemakers, the community organizations, and the pipeline of leaders who are actively tackling our most pressing challenges."
The California Endowment has made initial investments to seven collaborative efforts including:
- $5,000,000 to the California Black Freedom Fund to build and sustain the power of Black-led organizations, coalitions, and networks.
- $5,000,000 to the Latino Community Foundation to build the civic, political and economic power of Latinos.
- $3,700,000 to the Foundation for California Community Colleges to reduce health disparities for underserved communities by increasing the diversity of physicians.
- $3,500,000 to the Dolores Huerta Foundation to strengthen community organizing capacity and leadership among youth and adults across the Central Valley and beyond.
- $3,500,000 to Public Health Institute to advance public health leadership and strengthen its workforce.
- $2,000,000 to the California Coalition for Substance Abuse and Treatment to support community organizing in Los Angeles County to advance health and racial justice efforts across Southern California.
- $897,605 to California Calls Education Fund to support the development of a power-building infrastructure center in California.
Over the next few years, The California Endowment will be allocating the Bond proceeds in grants to more nonprofit organizations working toward long-term power-building, grassroots community organizing, leadership development, and building economic power.
The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation, was established in 1996 to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians. Headquartered in Downtown Los Angeles, The Endowment has regional offices in Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno and San Diego, with program staff working throughout the state. The Endowment challenges the conventional wisdom that medical settings and individual choices are solely responsible for people's health. The Endowment believes that health happens in neighborhoods, schools, and with prevention. Learn more at www.calendow.org.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE The California Endowment | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/13/california-endowment-announces-first-investments-300-million-social-bond-grants-awarded-ca-organizations-leading-racial-justice-health-equity-movements/ | 2022-06-13 23:38:02 | 1 | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/06/13/california-endowment-announces-first-investments-300-million-social-bond-grants-awarded-ca-organizations-leading-racial-justice-health-equity-movements/ |
Poet Amanda Gorman reflects on a tough week for America By Gus Contreras, Justine Kenin Published May 31, 2022 at 4:53 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:06 One week after the Uvalde killings, we hear poet Amanda Gorman. She shares the power of poetry and a new poem. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.kbia.org/2022-05-31/poet-amanda-gorman-reflects-on-a-tough-week-for-america | 2022-05-31 22:11:29 | 1 | https://www.kbia.org/2022-05-31/poet-amanda-gorman-reflects-on-a-tough-week-for-america |
TRAVERSE CITY — March Madness is underway with high school basketball and will begin next week in the collegiate ranks.
A number of basketball metaphors bounced out at Thursday’s Traverse City Tourism annual conference at the Great Wolf Lodge as key statistics like hotel occupancy in 2022 rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels.
But Traverse City Tourism President/CEO Trevor Tkach and Cherry Capital Airport Director Kevin Klein said 2023 is a time to keep up a full-court press on the issue.
“I’m optimistic,” Tkach said near the end of the 45-minute gathering in the White Pine Ballroom. “But it’s going to take a lot of work from a lot of people in this room.”
Grand Traverse County hotel occupancy was 60.2% in 2022, according to Smith Travel Research. That is up from 45.6% in the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and close to the 62.3% in 2019.
Tkach said there was “no surprise there was a dip in 2020” when it came to tourism. But even though numbers are showing “there’s a rebound there,” the organization needs to help the region continue to attract visitors year-round and not just in the busy summer season.
“We’re doubling down on group and conference business,” he said.
Another area Traverse City Tourism and its members need to champion is workforce development. Tkach said 27% of the jobs lost during the pandemic were in hospitality and scholarships and other creativity may be needed to help replenish some of the staffing shortfall.
“We took it on the chin more than any other industry,” he said.
Tkach said the Ironman in Benzie County, assisting in the return of the Traverse City Comedy Fest and the continued development of the Traverse Indoor Sports Coalition are all ways the tourism organization can help the region continue to be a four-season, year-long destination.
“We’re working hard every day to take full advantage of the resources, the assets our community has available,” Tkach said before the annual meeting started.
Tkach said partnerships were the key to attracting 6.9 million visitors to the area in 2021. Those visitors spent $913 million in 2021, created $1.3 billion in annual economic impact and generated more than 8,500 jobs.
While 41% ($376 million) of the $913 million spent in 2021 went to lodging and 20% ($178 million) went to food and beverage, one of the key partnerships for Traverse City Tourism is with with Cherry Capital Airport.
Klein said Cherry Capital is “limited to promoting the airport” by the Federal Aviation Administration, but the $2.6 million TC Tourism/TVC partnership investment since 2012 has generated more than $1 billion in airline revenue and more than 4.4 million passengers, according to one of Klein’s slides at the meeting.
Klein said Cherry Capital is “the Pure Michigan airport” because it is the only one in the state that has more people (52%) fly into it from outside Michigan. Air travelers also spend an average of five nights in a hotel compared to slightly more than one for those driving, leading to Klein saying it’s about “heads in beds and butts in seats.”
“Bringing (visitors) into town is what it’s all about,” Klein said of the 75 percent increase in passengers since 2012. “Bringing it into Traverse City, bringing it into northern Michigan is what it’s all about.
“Other than that, revenue is just flying away.”
Klein said, in 2011, Cherry Capital had three airlines (American, Delta and United) and served five cities (Chicago, Denver, Detroit, La Guardia in New York and Minneapolis). Today, Cherry Capital has added Allegiant and Sun Country and serves 17 cities.
But Klein also showed a slide that 67 cities “lost some form of air service” during the pandemic.
He said seats drive the market and air fares and Traverse City has 2.48 seats per capita, below only Detroit’s 4.7, which Klein said is expected because of its status as the state hub.
Klein also noted that the small regional jets of the past, which helped build TVC, aren’t being made anymore. He said communities need to fill 130-seat planes or the economics won’t make sense.
“If we don’t use the service, we’re going to lose it,” said Klein, who wants air travelers to consider Traverse City rather than driving and flying out of places like Grand Rapids and Detroit. “If it lands today, it might not come back tomorrow.”
Cherry Capital Airport received $5,225,000 in federal funding to replace passenger boarding bridges, according to a late February news release. Funding comes from the Airport Terminal Program, one of three aviation programs created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The law provides $1 billion annually for five years for Airport Terminal grants, the statement read.
U.S. senators from Michigan — Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters — called improvements to Cherry Capital Airport “critical” to northern Michigan’s economy and tourism in the press release.
“I am thrilled to see the Cherry Capital Airport receive investments that will benefit the people of our region,” state Rep. Betsy Coffia, D-Traverse City, said in an email statement released Thursday morning. “Our airport is a critical hub for travel in and out of northern Michigan.
“This opportunity improves airport infrastructure and service — it is a step in the right direction for funding rural communities, like ours, more equitably.” | https://www.record-eagle.com/news/business/tourism-rebounding-to-near-pre-pandemic-levels/article_62fdba48-bdc7-11ed-bcf8-77a0d763d881.html | 2023-03-10 16:55:21 | 0 | https://www.record-eagle.com/news/business/tourism-rebounding-to-near-pre-pandemic-levels/article_62fdba48-bdc7-11ed-bcf8-77a0d763d881.html |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.